Austria, Empire. An Iron Crown Order, Iii Class, C.1820 certificate_of_authenticity maker marked “Porzellanfabrich Heinrich Selb”

maker marked “Porzellanfabrich Heinrich Selb”

with a silvered aluminum rank pip attached in the center of the tab

was born on January 2

"by reason of reduced requirements - transferred to General Section of the Reserve Class "E"

original tri-colour ribbon with hanger

Austria, Empire. An Iron Crown Order, Iii Class, C.1820 certificate_of_authenticity maker marked “Porzellanfabrich Heinrich Selb”Type I, measuring 25. 4 mm x 46. 0 mm, constructed of silver, covered completely with thin plate of Gold (not gold plated), centers enameled, crown below partially enameled, slightly worn, in very fine condition and very rare. Footnote: this method of covering silver (other metals) in thin sheet of gold was achieved by artisan slowly hammering thin sheet of gold around the object until the gold covering took a shape of the object; needless to say, a