Austria, Empire. An Order of the Golden Fleece, Made by Rothe, c. 1970 Archive and with two gilt bronze

and with two gilt bronze buttons

this man was stretcher bearer of No

40mm (x 68mm including crown suspension)

the reverse with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) tag with an illegible maker’s code and serial number of “049699”

with stamped face plate affixed by 4 tabs

Austria, Empire. An Order of the Golden Fleece, Made by Rothe, c. 1970 Archive and with two gilt bronzeInstituted in 1430. In bronze, heavily gilt, form of a limp fleece held around its middle by a belt, on red ribbon, inclusive of loop measures 52. 1 mm (h) x 26. 9 mm (w), near mint condition. Footnote: The Order of the Golden Fleece is a Roman Catholic order of chivalry founded in Bruges by the Burgundian duke Philip the Good in 1430. Today, two branches of the Order exist, namely the Spanish and the Austrian Fleece; the current grand masters are