Austria, Imperial. A Lot Of Austrian Royal Military Badges Archive The Iron Cross 1st Class

The Iron Cross 1st Class award document is named to Unteroffizier (NCO) Heigl of the Staff Company of Grenadier Regiment 423

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the rest of it having been lost to time

Austria, Imperial. A Lot Of Austrian Royal Military Badges Archive The Iron Cross 1st ClassAn Austrian Imperial Royal Military (Kaiserlich Kniglich Militr) Veteran's Badge, A badge constructed of die stamped bronze, two piece construction, the obverse centre bears an ovular medallion of an Austrian coat of arms encompassed by a white enamel border with K. K. MILITAR V. REICHSBUND, below that is a black scrolling enamel ribbon reading MIT GOTT FR KAISER u. VATERLAND, surrounding the central medallion are two flagstaffs on the left and right,