Austria, Imperial. A Sovereign Order Of The Knights Of Malta, Gold Merit Cross, C.1916 Newly Listed with Cypher "GFC"

with Cypher "GFC"

in silvered bronze and enamels

marked with the Pegasus Paratroopers' insignia and inscribed "ARNHEM 50th ANNIVERSARY MEDAL" on the lid

trimmed with golden-yellow threaded piping

44 mm (w) x 65

Austria, Imperial. A Sovereign Order Of The Knights Of Malta, Gold Merit Cross, C.1916 Newly Listed with Cypher "GFC"(Souverner Malteseorden, Goldenes Verdienstkreuz). In bronze gilt, consisting of an Anchor Cross, the arms with pebbled borders, the obverse with a central medallion bearing a Maltese Cross circumscribed by an inscription of MIL. ORDO EQUITUM MELIT BENE MERENTI (MILITARY ORDER OF MERIT), the reverse with an analogous medallion bearing a date of 1916 inside of a laurel wreath, the twelve oclock arm with an integral loop accommodating a suspension ring