Austria, Empire. An Order Of The Knight’s Of Malta, Silver Merit Medal Newly Listed while the reverse is plain

while the reverse is plain with a vertical needle style pin

measuring 76 mm x 18 mm

who was killed in action as a U

surrounded by the Royal crown

Austria, Empire. An Order Of The Knight’s Of Malta, Silver Merit Medal Newly Listed while the reverse is plain(Souverner Malteseorden Silberne Verdienstmedaille). In silver, obverse depicting a Maltese cross within a wreath of laurel leaves, reverse inscribed "MIL. ORDO EQVITUM MELITENSIVM BENE MERENTI" within a wreath of laurel leaves, a Maltese Cross within a circular frame above, measuring 37 mm (w) x 50. 7 mm (h) inclusive of its laterally pierced ball suspension, edge nicks, bruised, contact marks, without ribbon, very fine.