Austria, Imperial. A Sovereign Order Of The Knights Of Malta, Gold Merit Cross, C.1916 Auction Archive He then went on to

He then went on to teach at the U Boat School in Pillau for almost four years

His tour of duty would see him participate in action against the enemy at six major battles in the Pacific

consisting of 1) An early model political eagle

the reverse of the cross with a central date of 1849 in gilded bronze on a white enamelled background

the sleeves lined in rayon in an alternating white and black rule pattern

Austria, Imperial. A Sovereign Order Of The Knights Of Malta, Gold Merit Cross, C.1916 Auction Archive He then went on to(Souverner Malteseorden, Goldenes Verdienstkreuz). In bronze gilt, consisting of an Anchor Cross, the arms with pebbled borders, the obverse with a central medallion bearing a Maltese Cross circumscribed by an inscription of MIL. ORDO EQUITUM MELIT BENE MERENTI (MILITARY ORDER OF MERIT), the reverse with an analogous medallion bearing a date of 1916 inside of a laurel wreath, the twelve oclock arm with an integral loop accommodating a suspension ring