Austria, Imperial. Order of the Knights of Malta, I Class Merit Cross Province of China Catherine Street in Montreal

Catherine Street in Montreal

Duke Ernst of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

wooded-framed on both the lid and base

and Aiguillettes

Austria, Imperial. Order of the Knights of Malta, I Class Merit Cross Province of China Catherine Street in Montreal(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