Austria, Republic. An Order of the Knights of Malta, Grand Cross, by E. Gardino Cravanzola, c.1950 Auction Archive trimmed with woven green piping

trimmed with woven green piping

named to Wallfeldwebel (fortification specialist) “HANS LOREY”

the obverse with a central laurel wreath with a leftward facing eagle with a static swastika on the bottom of the wreath

one crease in the upper left corner

There are photos of this service as well as photos of him during his Vietnam service

Austria, Republic. An Order of the Knights of Malta, Grand Cross, by E. Gardino Cravanzola, c.1950 Auction Archive trimmed with woven green piping(Souverner Ritter und Hospitalorden vom heiligen Johannes von Jerusalem von Rhodos und von Malta). Instituted circa 1099 (c. 1950 issue). The Sash Badge, in bronze gilt and red and white enamels, consisting of a four point cross bearing a central red enamelled medallion with a white enamelled Maltese Cross, surrounded by a white ring of enamels inscribed Mil. Ordo. Equitum Melit. Bene Merenti in gilt capitalized letters, the reverse medallion in red