2 Karl Troop Crosses
Karl-Truppen-Kreuz, 1916 Zinc cross pattée with laurel wreath between the arms, with original ribbed loop for ribbon suspension; the face inscribed ‘GRATI PRINCEPS ET PATRIA CAROLUS IMP. ET REX’ (A grateful prince and country, Karl, Emperor and King); the reverse with the initial ‘C’ supporting the crowns of Austria and Hungary, inscribed ‘VITAM ET SANGVINEM’ (with life and blood) and dated ‘MDCCCCXVI’ (1916). The Cross was to be awarded to all military, regardless of rank, who had been part of a front-line formation for three months.
| Rating: | Exc+ |
| Item Number: | M-33949 |
| Price: | $59.95 USD |
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