Austria, Imperial. An Honour Decoration of the Red Cross, Officer's Cross with War Decoration, by G.A. Scheid, c.1918

Ehrenzeichen vom Roten Kreuz. Instituted in 1914. In silver with red, white and green enamels, the upper slider marked with a Diana's head (Dianakopf) hallmark, which was used between 1872 and 1922, the head flanked by the number "2" (.900 silver fineness) on the left and the assay city mark "A" (Vienna) on the right, the lower slider maker marked "G.A.S." (G.A. Scheid), measuring 47.2 mm (w) x 55.8 mm (h), dual hook sliders, chipping evident in the red and green enamels on the wreath, very fine.