Austria, Imperial. An Order of Franz Joseph, Commander’s Star in Gold, by V. Mayer & Sohne Newly Listed February 1st

February 1st

92mm(w) x 46

Both buttons bear the Royal Artillery insignia and are without maker mark

Trapp was transferred to the SM U-14

light staining and foxing to board

Austria, Imperial. An Order of Franz Joseph, Commander’s Star in Gold, by V. Mayer & Sohne Newly Listed February 1st(Franz Joseph Orden). Instituted on 2 December 1849 by Franz Joseph I. A silver star consisting of eight clusters of faceted rays in the arms, the obverse superimposed insignia in 18K Gold features a red enamelled cross with the imperial double headed eagle, partially enameled in black, shown in the angles of the cross, the two heads of the eagle bear in their beaks a loop of chain with the emperors motto VIRIBUS UNITIS (WITH UNITED FORCES) applied at