Austria, Imperial. Order of the Knights of Malta, I Class Merit Cross Province of China 1944 and signed by an

1944 and signed by an Oberfeldarzt and the hospital’s Chief Medical Officer

wooded-framed on both the lid and base

An Officer’s gold brocade dress belt with sword slings

Duke Ernst of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Austria, Imperial. Order of the Knights of Malta, I Class Merit Cross Province of China 1944 and signed by an(Souverner Malteseorden I. Klasse Verdienstkreuz mit Kriegsdekoration). In silver gilt with multi coloured enamels, consisting of an Anchor Cross with white enamelled arms, obverse with a central red enamelled medallion bearing a white enamelled Maltese cross, surrounded by a ring of white enamel bearing a gilt inscription of MIL. ORDO EQUITUM MELIT BENE MERENTI (MILITARY ORDER OF MERIT), reverse medallion featuring a white maltese cross on a red