Austria-Hungary, Empire. An Order Of St. Stephen In Gold, Grand Cross, By C.f. Rothe certificate_of_authenticity inscribed ""WAR WITH GERMANY"" above

inscribed ""WAR WITH GERMANY"" above and ""1917-1919"" below

The soft leather liner remains supple

measuring 24 mm x 9 mm

He was posted as a Gunner to the 250th Battery

Austria-Hungary, Empire. An Order Of St. Stephen In Gold, Grand Cross, By C.f. Rothe certificate_of_authenticity inscribed ""WAR WITH GERMANY"" above(Magyar Kirlyi Szent Istvn Iovagrend Kniglich Ungarischer Sankt Stephans Orden). Instituted 1764. The Grand Cross set consisting of the breast star and the sash badge. The Breast Star consisting of an eight pointed silver rayed star; the obverse with a central red enameled medallion depicting the Hungarian Double Cross on a Gold crown placed at the top of three green enameled hills, flanked by the letters MT for Maria Theresia, surrounded by a broad