Austria, Imperial. Order of the Knights of Malta, I Class Merit Cross Province of China chipping evident in blue enamels

chipping evident in blue enamels on the wreath

pebbled exterior

Knights of Pythias and Foresters

Artillery Formations and Units

with anchors at either end

Austria, Imperial. Order of the Knights of Malta, I Class Merit Cross Province of China chipping evident in blue enamels(Souverner Malteseorden I. Klasse Verdienstkreuz mit Kriegsdekoration). Constructed of gilded silver with multi coloured enamels, consisting of an Anchor Cross with white enamelled arms, the obverse with a central red enamelled medallion bearing a white enamelled Maltese cross, surrounded by a ring of white enamel bearing a gilt inscription of MIL. ORDO EQUITUM MELIT BENE MERENTI (MILITARY ORDER OF MERIT), the reverse medallion featuring a white