Austria, Imperial. An Order Of The Knights Of Malta, Badge Of Knight Of Magistral Grace Of The Grand Priorate Of Bohemia Archive Both the tunic and trousers

Both the tunic and trousers exhibit some wear and scattered interruptions in the fabrics

on a black rayon backer

edged by bright red “rot” Waffenfarbe piping

with a central black swastika

Austria, Imperial. An Order Of The Knights Of Malta, Badge Of Knight Of Magistral Grace Of The Grand Priorate Of Bohemia Archive Both the tunic and trousers(Souverner Ritter und Hospitalorden vom heiligen Johannes von Jerusalem von Rhodos und von Malta). Instituted 1099. In silver gilt, a white enamelled Maltese cross with fleur de lis in each quadrant, suspended by an ornate crown adorned by an encircled cross which is attached to a ribbon suspension with a white enamelled cross on a red enamelled shield, the reverse of the badge mirrors the obverse, with a plain ribbon suspension reverse, measures 46.