Austria-Hungary, Empire. An Order Of St. Stephen In Gold, Grand Cross, By C.f. Rothe Auction Archive 56 mm x 35 mm

56 mm x 35 mm

Footnote: John MacDowell was born on January 26

and dated “1870-1871”

as announced in the Second Supplement to the London Gazette 30900 of Friday

Austria-Hungary, Empire. An Order Of St. Stephen In Gold, Grand Cross, By C.f. Rothe Auction Archive 56 mm x 35 mm(Magyar Kirlyi Szent Istvn Iovagrend Kniglich Ungarischer Sankt Stephans Orden). Instituted 1764. The Grand Cross set consisting of the breast star and the sash badge. The Breast Star consisting of an eight pointed silver rayed star; the obverse with a central red enameled medallion depicting the Hungarian Double Cross on a Gold crown placed at the top of three green enameled hills, flanked by the letters MT for Maria Theresia, surrounded by a broad