4 May Boat Service 1811
the obverse with a standard pilot’s badge motive within a thick wreath
about very fine condition and extremely rare
The medal was designed by the Lithuanian sculptor Juozas Zikaras and manufactured by Huguenin Frères at Le Locle in Switzerland
Three Austrian Decorations
Austria. An Order Of St John Of Jerusalem, Silver Grade Medal United Republic of 4 May Boat Service 1811An Order of Merit of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta, Silver Grade Medal . In silvered bronze, measuring 36. 5 mm (w) x 45. 3 mm (h), edge nicks, contact marks, original triangular ribbon, very fine. Footnote: The medal was instituted on April 24, 1912 by Decree 1879 of the Sovereign Council of the Order, having been proposed by Prince von Thun and Hohenstein, then Principal and Grand Master of