Austria, Imperial. An Honour Decoration Of The Red Cross, Officer’s Cross With Stone Center Auction S” on the reverse

S” on the reverse

1944 and signed in blue ink by the Deputy Commanding General of the 68th Army Corps

B'HAM" with a series of "X's" throughout the marking on their reverses

for enlisted men and officers

Austria, Imperial. An Honour Decoration Of The Red Cross, Officer’s Cross With Stone Center Auction S” on the reverse(Ehrenzeichen vom Roten Kreuz). Instituted in 1923. Multipiece construction, in silver featuring a red, white and green enamelled cross, a green enamel wreath sits atop the arms, the center medallion has been replaced with a large red synthetic stone, reverse with two J prongs, marked with G. A. S denoting Scheid manufacture, marked 900 for silver fineness, the 3 and 9 oclock arms are engraved 186 and 914 respectively, engravings showing wear around