Austria, Empire. A Collar Of The Order Of Franz Joseph in Gold, Miniature, by Vinc Mayer Buy Now he enlisted into the 79th

he enlisted into the 79th (Manitoba) Battalion at Brandon in November 1915

the left pocket

two overlapping strips in blackened copper wire sewn in place on the right side and terminating with a 21 mm brass button displaying the crowned Romanian coat-of-arms

including oxidation of the interior shell

the obverse with the royal cypher of Karl Rex in the central medallion within a green enameled laurel wreath

Austria, Empire. A Collar Of The Order Of Franz Joseph in Gold, Miniature, by Vinc Mayer Buy Now he enlisted into the 79thIn 18 karat gold with red, black, and white enamels, on a 108 mm long collar chain with alternating "FJ" and crown icons, intact enamels, maker marked VM for Vinc Mayer, hallmarked on chain bar, extremely fine condition. Footnote: The Imperial Austrian Order of Franz Joseph was an Order founded by Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria on December 2, 1849, on the first anniversary of his accession to the imperial throne. The order ceased to exist as a