Austria, Empire. An Order of the Golden Fleece, Made by Rothe, c. 1970 Archive 40mm (x 68mm including crown

40mm (x 68mm including crown suspension)

measuring 41 mm (w) x 67 mm (h) inclusive of its crown and laterally-pierced ball suspension

and with two gilt bronze buttons

exceeded only by St

Austria, Empire. An Order of the Golden Fleece, Made by Rothe, c. 1970 Archive 40mm (x 68mm including crownInstituted in 1430. In bronze, heavily gilt, form of a limp fleece held around its middle by a belt, on red ribbon, inclusive of loop measures 52. 1 mm (h) x 26. 9 mm (w), near mint condition. Footnote: The Order of the Golden Fleece is a Roman Catholic order of chivalry founded in Bruges by the Burgundian duke Philip the Good in 1430. Today, two branches of the Order exist, namely the Spanish and the Austrian Fleece; the current grand masters are