Austria, Imperial. A Honour Decoration of the Red Cross, II Class Cross Province of China followed by a block of

followed by a block of text in boldface text describing what is known as to the events leading up to and the circumstances under which the ship met its demise

the Viennese Court girded itself for the ball season

Class IV (bronze gilt with red

and one small horizontal pocket with an identical button arrangement

Austria, Imperial. A Honour Decoration of the Red Cross, II Class Cross Province of China followed by a block ofAugust 14, 1914. In silver, a cross with red enamel and white enamel borders, the obverse medallion features red cross on white field, encircled by the inscription PATRIA AC HUMANITATI, a green enamelled wreath sits atop the arms denoting military division, the reverse medallion bears the dates 1864 1914, suspended from the original white and red striped ribbon, measures 36. 9 mm (w) x 48. 5 mm (h), enamels intact, showing light wear, remains in very