Austria, Empire. A Leopold Order In Gold, Knight’s Cross With Small Decoration & Silver Swords, C.1915 Archive The sweatband is constructed of

The sweatband is constructed of matching rusty-brown coloured leather

with a straight golden lines on the sides of the lid

very good silvering and gilding

Arriving at Halifax on June 25

"1917" to the right and "PRESENTED BY STATE OF NEW YORK" below

Austria, Empire. A Leopold Order In Gold, Knight’s Cross With Small Decoration & Silver Swords, C.1915 Archive The sweatband is constructed of(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