Austria, Empire. An Order of the Golden Fleece, Made by Rothe, c. 1970 Archive a Cap Arcona ribbon

a Cap Arcona ribbon

A total of 1940 presented between 1931 and 1942

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

and Antarctic Service Medal (in bronze gilt

Austria, Empire. An Order of the Golden Fleece, Made by Rothe, c. 1970 Archive a Cap Arcona ribbonInstituted 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