Austria, Empire. An Order Of Franz Joseph In Gold, Commander Cross, By Vincent Mayer’s Söhne, C.1900 certificate_of_authenticity " The conference was attended

" The conference was attended by representatives from eight countries: Belgium (Aero Club Royal de Belgique)

68mm(width) x 26

172 mm x 240 mm

17 mm stickpins at either end

marked “Bayerisches Hauptmünzamt

Austria, Empire. An Order Of Franz Joseph In Gold, Commander Cross, By Vincent Mayer’s Söhne, C.1900 certificate_of_authenticity " The conference was attended(Franz Joseph Orden, Komturkreuz). Instituted on 2 December 1849 by Franz Joseph I. Type 1. (Issued 1849 1914). An excellent quality 18K Gold cross with red enamelled arms, with the imperial double headed eagle, partially enameled in black, shown in the angles of the cross, the two heads of the eagle bear in their beaks a loop of chain with the emperors motto VIRIBUS UNITIS (WITH UNITED FORCES) applied at the lower edge, the white enamelled central