Austria, Imperial. A Military Order Of Maria Theresa, Knight (Rothe Copy) Hold reaching the Azores on 19

reaching the Azores on 19 December

on the upper arms

his faith which he kept to the end

lightly tarnished

Austria, Imperial. A Military Order Of Maria Theresa, Knight (Rothe Copy) Hold reaching the Azores on 19(Militr Maria Theresien Orden). Instituted on June 18, 1757 by Empress Maria Theresa. A white enameled Geneva Cross with waved arm finials in bronze gilt, the obverse with central medallion featuring enameled background with the Austrian national colours (red white red), surrounded by a white enameled outsider ring inscribed FORTITUDINI (Fortitude), the reverse with an enamelled medallion inscribed MTF for Maria Theresa Franciscus, surrounded by a