Austria, Second Republic. A Military Order of Maria Theresia, Knight’s Cross, Museum Exhibition Example, by C.F Rothe & Neffe, c. 1970 visually-hidden while his paternal grandfather (General

while his paternal grandfather (General Paul Charles François Adrien Henri Dieudonné Thiébault's father) was Dieudonné Thiébault (December 26

(Verleihungsurkunden zu Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II

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/ Given under my hand and Seal at Arms / this "twenty-fourth" day of "August 1944" / in the "eighth" year of His Majesty's Reign

Footnote: Smith Stephens was born on February 27

Austria, Second Republic. A Military Order of Maria Theresia, Knight’s Cross, Museum Exhibition Example, by C.F Rothe & Neffe, c. 1970 visually-hidden while his paternal grandfather (General(Militr Maria Theresien Orden). Instituted on June 18th, 1757. (c. 1970 issue). A fine quality Museum Exhibition example of this prestigious order, consisting of a gilded silver Cross Patte with white enameled arms, the obverse with a central medallion bearing horizontal red white red stripes of enamels representing the Austrian flag, surrounded by a white enameled ring inscribed Fortitudini in capitalized Latin, the reverse equally with white