Austria, Empire. A 1813-1814 Army Cross Archive approximately 80 mm x 20mm

approximately 80 mm x 20mm (3-3/16 in width by 7/8 in height)

50 mm (w) x 63

on loop for suspension - marked “60” for “Katz & Deyhle”

functional clasp

Austria, Empire. A 1813-1814 Army Cross Archive approximately 80 mm x 20mm(Armeekreuz 1813 1814) Instituted 1814. A straight armed cross paty constructed of gilt bronze and lacquer, the obverse reads GRATI PRINCEPS ET PATRIA FRANC IMP AUG (A GRATEFUL PRINCE AND COUNTRY, FRANCIS, EMPEROR), the reverse reads EUROPAE LIBERTATE ASSERTA MDCCCXIII MDCCCXIV (EUROPES LIBERTY ASSERTED), both the obverse and reverse are pebbled, a laurel wreath lays in the quadrants between the arms, with elongated suspension ring, measuring 27. 50