Austria, Empire. A Leopold Order In Gold, Knight’s Cross With Small Decoration & Silver Swords, C.1915 certificate_of_authenticity The bowl with a outward-crimped

The bowl with a outward-crimped rim

with two rivets on the reverse to hold the eagle to the frame

fine chipping and crazing evident in the black enamels on the eight-pointed star

marked with maker logo of “Gebrit” and “63” on reverse

Austria, Empire. A Leopold Order In Gold, Knight’s Cross With Small Decoration & Silver Swords, C.1915 certificate_of_authenticity The bowl with a outward-crimped(Leopold Orden Ritterkreuz mit Kleiner Dekoration und Schwertern). Issued 1914 1918, Type III. A cross pattee constructed of gold, with red and white enameled arms; the obverse with a central red enameled medallion, inscribed F. I. A. in gold for Franciscus Imperator Austriae, surrounded by a ring of white enamels, inscribed INTEGRITATI ET MERITO (Latin Integrity and Merit); the reverse witha central white enameled medallion, inscribed OPES REGUM