Austria, Imperial. An Order of Franz Joseph, Commander in Gold, c.1880 Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic An Iron Cross First Class

An Iron Cross First Class 1939 by Zimmermann -  Magnetic core

Also with an advertising leaflet for the presentation case for the Hindenburg Cross - it was possible to purchase it for 0

Mayes was awarded his Military Medal

thirty four are gilt

Austria, Imperial. An Order of Franz Joseph, Commander in Gold, c.1880 Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic An Iron Cross First Class(Franz Joseph Orden, Komturkreuz). Instituted on 2 December 1849 by Franz Joseph I. Type I. (Issued 1849 1914). An excellent quality 18K Gold cross with red enamelled arms, with the imperial double headed eagle, partially enamelled in black, shown in the angles of the cross, the two heads of the eagle bear in their beaks a loop of chain with the emperors motto VIRIBUS UNITIS (WITH UNITED FORCES) applied at the lower edge, the white enamelled central