Austria, Empire. An 1813/1814 Army Cannon Cross (Kanonenkreuz) Province of China One constructed of field-grey card

One constructed of field-grey card stock with 52 paginated interior pages filled with stamps and handwritten entries

situated within a blue enameled ring bearing an inscription of “VOM FELS ZUM MEER” (“FROM THE CLIFFS TO THE SEA”) with laurel branches

each constructed of dark brown doeskin wool with buckram cores

The lid is constructed of polished metal (non-magnetic)

and birth and death dates in razor-sharp clarity

Austria, Empire. An 1813/1814 Army Cannon Cross (Kanonenkreuz) Province of China One constructed of field-grey card(Armee Kreuz 1813 1814 Kanonenkreuz). Instituted May 31st, 1814. Constructed of bronze, consisting of a Cross Patte with a laurel wreath in the quadrants between the arms of the cross, the obverse inscribed Grati Princeps et Patria Franc. Im. Aug in capitalized letters, the reverse inscribed Europae Liberate Asserta MDCCCXIII MDCCCIV, on a fixed loop and broad swivel ring for suspension from a correct modern replacement ribbon, unmarked, measuring 27.