Austria, Empire. A Portrait of Ferdinand Maximilian I of Mexico, c. 1865 visually-hidden for award to those with

for award to those with service in the Franco-Prussian War

with silver and red sequins

period field repaired on reverse

the reverse bearing an analogous central Gold medallion

(Allgemeines Ehrenzeichen in Bronze Dem Verdienste 1914 mit Schwerterspange)

Austria, Empire. A Portrait of Ferdinand Maximilian I of Mexico, c. 1865 visually-hidden for award to those with(Fernando Maximiliano Jos Mara de Habsburgo Lorena Ferdinand Maximilian Josef Maria von Habsburg Lothringen). July 6th 1832 June 19th, 1867. A portrait of Maximilian I of Mexico in military uniform, clearly visible are his Order of the Golden Fleece, as well as several breast worn orders and awards, measuring 61 mm (w) x 102 mm (l), slight fading from age but without creases or folds of any kind, in near extremely fine condition.