The book of orders of knighthood and decorations of honour of all nations ... . U 33 56 Htirsl and Blackclt. London. 18oiJ. AUSTRIA. 39 7. The badge of the Order to be a gold enamelled Cross,externally octagonal and bent forward. The Cross in itself is red, with a golden ring round middle scutcheon is circular and white surrounded bya golden stripe, and contains on the obverse the two lettersF. J. (Franciscus Josephus). Between the four arms of thecross is visible the two-headed crowned eagle in gold, partlyenamelled black, holding in his two beaks a golden chain, inthe lower links of w
The book of orders of knighthood and decorations of honour of all nations ... . U 33 56 Htirsl and Blackclt. London. 18oiJ. AUSTRIA. 39 7. The badge of the Order to be a gold enamelled Cross,externally octagonal and bent forward. The Cross in itself is red, with a golden ring round middle scutcheon is circular and white surrounded bya golden stripe, and contains on the obverse the two lettersF. J. (Franciscus Josephus). Between the four arms of thecross is visible the two-headed crowned eagle in gold, partlyenamelled black, holding in his two beaks a golden chain, inthe lower links of which is the motto : * Viribus unitis. Thereverse of the cross is the same as above described, with theonly difference that (the year) 1849 is substituted for theletters F. J. The Knights of the Grand Cross wear the badge by a deepred ribbon, four inches wide, across the right shoulder, and atthe side of it, on the left breast, an octagonal silver star, thecentre of which contains the decoration as described above inthe obverse of the Cross. The Commanders wear it round the n
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