Austria, Empire. Two Awards & Decorations Auction clearly visible to all ships

clearly visible to all ships approaching Halifax

Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross – S&L 935-4 - (cross by maker Steinhauer & Lück

with the scratched out maker mark "OLC" (Overhoff & Cie

silver gilt hammer and sickle insignia on silver gilt and enamel base

Austria, Empire. Two Awards & Decorations Auction clearly visible to all shipsMilitary Merit Medal "Signum Laudis", Bronze Grade, Franz Joseph I (in bronze gilt, measuring 30. 8 mm (w) x 51. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its crown suspension, triangular ribbon with hook and eye); and War Medal 1873 (in bronze, measuring 36 mm in diameter, triangular ribbon with hook and eye). Very fine and fine, respectively.