Austria, Imperial. Order of the Knights of Malta, I Class Merit Cross Archive 5 mm x 91 mm

5 mm x 91 mm x 40 mm

reverse illustrating the reverse side of the Medal for the War of 1853-1856 with the inscription in Russian "We Have Set Our Hopes in Thee O Lord

circumscribed by inscription “VERDIENST UM DIE EXPEDITION NACH CHINA” (“SERVICE TO THE EXPEDITION IN CHINA”)

France on September 14th

Austria, Imperial. Order of the Knights of Malta, I Class Merit Cross Archive 5 mm x 91 mm(Souverner Malteseorden I. Klasse Verdienstkreuz mit Kriegsdekoration). In silver gilt with multi coloured enamels, consisting of an Anchor Cross with white enamelled arms, obverse with a central red enamelled medallion bearing a white enamelled Maltese cross, surrounded by a ring of white enamel bearing a gilt inscription of MIL. ORDO EQUITUM MELIT BENE MERENTI (MILITARY ORDER OF MERIT), reverse medallion featuring a white maltese cross on a red