Austria, Imperial. An Order of Maria Theresa, Knight, c. 1925 Buy Now French and Margaret Ellen French

French and Margaret Ellen French of Kingsville

a silver cross with black lacquered obverse and reverse embossed KREW

the interior with a padded white cotton blended lid liner and intact hinge cover

The brown leather washer at the crossguard junction has stiffened and remains in intact

Austria, Imperial. An Order of Maria Theresa, Knight, c. 1925 Buy Now French and Margaret Ellen French(Militr Maria Theresien Orden). Instituted on June 18, 1757. Of private manufacture, a bronze gilt Order of Maria Theresa, comprising a white enamelled cross with bulbous arms, the obverse presenting a crisp red and white enamelled medallion of the Austrian flag, surrounded by a white ring inscribed FORTITVDINI, the reverse features the cypher of Maria Theresa surrounded by a green enamel ring, the cross measures 32. 96mm (w) x 35. 50mm (h inclusive