reverse plain with a barrel hinge and narrow pinback meeting a flat wire catch
(Ehrenkreuz der Deutschen Mutter in Gold mit Miniatur und Etui)
Momsen said of the mishap
A 1922 Hungarian Red Cross Decoration - Merit Cross
and Collar Tab Pair: brass gilt
Austro-Hungarian Empire. A Royal Hungarian Order Of Saint Stephen, Ii Class Commander United Republic of reverse plain with a barrel(Kniglich Ungarischer Hoher Ritterorden vom Heiligen Stephan). Instituted in 1764. Recent Manufacture in the Rothe Style. Badge with a three piece construction, in silver gilt with red, white, light green and dark green enamels, of recent manufacture, unmarked but done in the Rothe of Vienna style, the badge suspended from a crown in silver gilt, measuring 45 mm (w) x 83. 3 mm (h) inclusive of its crown suspension, small chip evident in the dark green