Austria, Imperial. An Order Of The Iron Crown, Iii Class With Ii Class Small Decoration, C.1918 Auction including a PANZERZUG Christmas in

including a PANZERZUG Christmas in the Field 1916 cap badge

With the obsolescence of cavalry evident at the outbreak of the war

Measuring 205 mm (w) x 153 mm (h)

Boys Version - Large size badge for boys

Early version

Austria, Imperial. An Order Of The Iron Crown, Iii Class With Ii Class Small Decoration, C.1918 Auction including a PANZERZUG Christmas in(Kaiserlicher Orden der Eisernen Krone). Instituted in 1805. Type III. (1860 1918). Military Division. presenting a double headed eagle sharing a single large crown with a sword and orb clutched in the talons, above a yellow, red and green enamelled Lombardy crown, the obverse presents a blue enamelled shield inscribed F., a military decoration of a green enamelled wreath sits below the talons and along the wings, the reverse shield bears the year