Austria, Imperial. An Order Of Malta, Commander Cross By Rothe, C. 1930 Archive The closing of the Academy

The closing of the Academy in June by War Minister Manuel Azaña provoked Franvo’s first clash with the Spanish Republic

embroidered black swastika in the center

the Medical Board subsequently declaring him "Category B" (Temporarily Unfit)

It features a 780 mm-long magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and with a fuller running the length of each side

Austria, Imperial. An Order Of Malta, Commander Cross By Rothe, C. 1930 Archive The closing of the Academy(Souverner Ritter und Hospitalorden vom heiligen Johannes von Jerusalem von Rhodos und von Malta, Profestiertes Grokreuz). In silver gilt, a lovely commanders cross featuring a white Maltese cross with double headed eagles in each quadrant, surmounted by a large ornate crown and trophy of arms suspension, reverse of the cross is plain, crown reverse mirrors the obverse, and the trophy reverse bears two hooks from 12 and 6 oclock for ribbon