Austrian medal?

[nzef1940]

Hopefully someone can help with an I.D on this medal please?

[Exile]

Never seen anything quite like that before - however the lower part looks similar to the Order of the Holy Sepulchre and the upper part looks similar to the symbol of the Order of Saint John the Evangelist.

It could be a Masonic order of some kind?

Matt

[Exile]

This may be close to an answer:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Cross_of_Constantine

The Order of St John the Evangelist

This Order is conferred in a short ceremony of an overtly Christian character; it is common for the Order of St John the Evangelist to be conferred on the same day as the Order of the Holy Sepulchre, one ceremony occurring straight after the other. A meeting of the Order of St John the Evangelist takes place in a ‘Commandery’, and the presiding officer is called the 'Commander'. The jewel of the Order of St John the Evangelist features a silver eagle with its wings extended, to which a crown is added in reference to the role of Commander, or any member of the Order who is a current or past Commander. The eagle is a traditional symbol of St John the Evangelist[/I]


The crowned eagle, symbol of the Order of Saint John the Evangelist.




Red Cross of Constantine Jewel:

[nzef1940]

Many thanks, fascinating stuff. cheers