Austria, Imperial. An Order Of The Iron Crown, I Class Star, C.1855 certificate_of_authenticity in blue and white enamels

in blue and white enamels

Richard Henry Griffiths was born in Derbyshire in February 1873

McGee with a strength of 32 officers and 953 other ranks

to which is attached

otherwise nearly extremely fine and scarce

Austria, Imperial. An Order Of The Iron Crown, I Class Star, C.1855 certificate_of_authenticity in blue and white enamels(Orden der Eisernen Krone). Instituted in 1805. Re established in 1815. Type II (1838 1860). Displaying an early design in a reduced size, a very scarce eight pointed silver star with smooth rays and pebbled frame, obverse featuring a centrepiece in Gold presenting a superposed central Iron Crown with details of multi coloured enamels also in Gold, on a pebbled Gold background surrounded by an enameled blue broad ring inscribed AVITA ET AUCTA (Inherit