Austria, Ii Republic. A Decoration Of Honour, Grand Decoration, By Anton Reitterer United Republic of an attack by Messerschmitt ME-109s

an attack by Messerschmitt ME-109s ensued

Klasse” - uniquely

that he was not married and his trade is illegible on his paper

The best guess is that these were awarded by some authority during the strange period of the Coalition Government of 1957

Austria, Ii Republic. A Decoration Of Honour, Grand Decoration, By Anton Reitterer United Republic of an attack by Messerschmitt ME-109s(Groes Silbernes Ehrenzeichen fr Verdienste um die Republik sterreich). Instituted 2 April 1952. (1952 present issue). Constructed of silvered bronze with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with red and white enameled arms, the reverse plane, the six oclock arm with an integral loop connecting to a suspension apparatus in the form of a silvered Republic style Austrian national eagle surrounded by enameled shield of the