Austria, Imperial. An Order Of The Knights Of Malta, Merit Cross, C. 1916 Buy Now 40 mm long knurled needle

40 mm long knurled needle pin

suspended from a hollow silver crown with a pierced horizontal ball suspension

two per cuff

Adams retired in the rank of Lieutenant (Retired) on May 31

MSM LG 22 March 1919

Austria, Imperial. An Order Of The Knights Of Malta, Merit Cross, C. 1916 Buy Now 40 mm long knurled needle(Souverner Malteserorden Verdienstkreuz). Constructed of gilded silver with multi coloured enamels, consisting of an Anchor Cross with white enameled arms, he obverse with a central red enameled medallion bearing a white enameled Maltese cross, surrounded by a ring of white enamel bearing a gilt inscription of MIL. ORDO EQUITUM MELIT BENE MERENTI (MILITARY ORDER OF MERIT), the reverse with an analogous red enameled medallion with a gilt date of 1916,