That is what we intended to say. This crest belonged to the ruling house Habsburg-Lothringen. But it was also the official emblem of the Austrian empire, used between 1806 and 1915.
As such, it was displayed on countless state offices, agencies, railroads etc etc.. So it will not lead you any further here.

The double crest you showed above was introduced only in 1915, to finnally (and a bit late) include the Hungarian part of the empire.

fuhrmann

Last edited by fuhrmann; 10/12/16 03:31 AM.