Austria, First Republic. Two Merit Order Sash Sections GTRexclude OT was a civil and

OT was a civil and military engineering group prior to and during World War II

inscribed “Für Kriegsverdienst 1939” (German - For War Merit)

6 Repair Depot in Trenton (April 2

Pforzheim” in black ink

deeper ones at the waist on either side

Austria, First Republic. Two Merit Order Sash Sections GTRexclude OT was a civil andBoth early 20th century examples, first sash is fabricated from silk, incorporating a decorative moir pattern, with a wide white field flanked by wide red stripes and trimmed with a thin white stripe along the edges, a large circular rosette resting upon a bow tie and sewn in place near the bottom end for the placement of the badge, measuring 109 mm wide x 320 mm in length. Second sash is fabricated from silk, incorporating a decorative moir pattern,