Austria, Imperial. An Order Of The Iron Crown, I Class Star, C.1855 Archive A 2nd Empire French Legion

A 2nd Empire French Legion D'Honneur

the interior is constructed of a green plastic

the enamels on the other two orders are intact

to recognize individual participation in the Second World War

Austria, Imperial. An Order Of The Iron Crown, I Class Star, C.1855 Archive A 2nd Empire French Legion(Orden der Eisernen Krone). Instituted in 1805. Re established in 1815. Type II (1838 1860). Displaying an early design in a reduced size, a very scarce eight pointed silver star with smooth rays and pebbled frame, obverse featuring a centrepiece in Gold presenting a superposed central Iron Crown with details of multi coloured enamels also in Gold, on a pebbled Gold background surrounded by an enameled blue broad ring inscribed AVITA ET AUCTA (Inherit