Austria, Empire. An Order Of The Knight’s Of Malta, Merit Neck Badge GTRexclude A 1939 SA Gruppe Hessen

A 1939 SA Gruppe Hessen Gruppenwettkämpfe badge

This was highest Prussian bravery award for enlisted soldiers and only about 1350 crosses awarded during 1914-18 period

with securing clips at the neck end

the MP in its cardboard container of issue

signing his CEF Attestation Paper with No

Austria, Empire. An Order Of The Knight’s Of Malta, Merit Neck Badge GTRexclude A 1939 SA Gruppe Hessen(Souverner Malteseorden). A silver gilt Latin cross consisting of white enamels, with rounded ends; the obverse with a central red enameled medallion depicting a white enameled Maltese cross, surrounded by a ring of white enamels, inscribed MIL. ORDO EQUITUM MELIT BENE MERENTI (Latin Military Order of Merit); the reverse with a similar red enameled medallion, dated 1916 surrounded by a ring of white enamels depicting an open ended wreath; on a loop