Austria, Imperial. A Memorial Cross For Kaiser And King Franz Joseph, 2Nd Class, C.1916 Hold scattered chipping in the black

scattered chipping in the black paint and surface wear evident on the wash

Royal Navy (SS

across the Hudson River from New York

reverse engraved "FRANCIS ROTCH JR

not maker marked but likely of German manufacture

Austria, Imperial. A Memorial Cross For Kaiser And King Franz Joseph, 2Nd Class, C.1916 Hold scattered chipping in the blackAn example of an Imperial Austrian Memorial Cross for Kaiser Franz Joseph I Second Class Erinnerungskreuz an Kaiser und Knig Franz Joseph I Zweite Klasse; constructed of silver and silvered bronze; the obverse consisting of a cross pattee, with sun rays emanating from the centre of the cross and laurel leaves bordering the arms of the cross; the obverse with a central silvered bronze medallion depicting the rightward facing bust of Franz Joseph,