WWI Austro-Hungarian Empire 

Hauptmann / Captain Promotion Decree 

Signed by Rudolf Freiherr von Stöger-Steiner (k.u.k. War Minister)

and issued by the War Ministry, February 1918

featuring the blind-embossed Imperial Seal 

Original 1918 Austro-Hungarian k.u.k. (kaiserlich und königlich), Imperial and Royal Joint War Ministry promotion decree appointing Oberleutnant August Mitterwallner of Infanterieregiment Nr. 59 to the rank of Hauptmann (Captain).

Issuer: k.u.k. Kriegsministerium (Imperial & Royal War Ministry), Austria-Hungary
Authority: “Seine Kaiserliche und Königliche Apostolische Majestät” (Imperial decree)
Signed: Rudolf Freiherr von Stöger-Steiner (k.u.k. War Minister)
Date: 26 February 1918 (Vienna)
Effective rank date: 1 February 1918
Features: ornate heading with imperial arms + embossed official imperial seal

Condition: 28 x 43 cm. Original fold, virtually unmarked. The embossed seal is clear and the text and signatures remain strong and legible.