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(Etui für Orden der Eisernen Krone I. Klasse). Constructed of wood with a faux purple leather exterior, the obverse lid with a gold embossed Imperial Austrian coat of arms, with an inscription of “INSIGNIEN DES OESTERR. KAISERL. ORDEN DER EISERNEN KRONE I. CLASSE” (“INSIGNIA OF THE IMPERIAL AUSTRIAN ORDER OF THE IRON CROWN, I CLASS”), the interior with a padded white satin-type lid liner with a gold embossed Imperial Austrian coat of arms and an intact hinge cover, with a white satin-type lower liner, with a removable slotted and depressed doeskin medal bed, opening with dual functional magnetic metal hinges and two slidable bronze clips, the lid maker marked “Etui & Cassetten Fabrik, J.G. Bergmann, Wien”, with an identical maker’s mark stamped on the exterior bottom, the latter also stamped “Schwerter” (“Swords”), measuring 128 mm (w) x 278 mm (l) x 56 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition.
This offering is a part of the "Dr. Albert Goodwin Collection", a preeminent assemblage of world Orders, Medals, and Decorations composed solely by Dr.Goodwin between 1946-1967. Dr. Goodwin had a successful career as an educator and prominent physician in New York as well as actively serving in both World Wars with the United States Medical Corps. He acted as both President and Vice-President of the Orders and Medals Society of America (OMSA) and is responsible for organizing their first convention in 1960. He maintained further membership with the American Society of Military Collectors, the International Orders Research Society, and the American Numismatic Society. His knowledge and passion for history and awards is evident in this meticulously compiled collection that is now available in its entirety for the first time exclusively on eMedals.com.