Austria, Empire. A Bravery Medal, Gold Grade, C.1916 Auction Archive with rayon strings for the

with rayon strings for the outlines of the wings

due to "gas"

the appropriate Ordnance Department markings

addressed to Miss D

Austria, Empire. A Bravery Medal, Gold Grade, C.1916 Auction Archive with rayon strings for the(Tapferkeitsmedaille in Gold). Instituted on August 19, 1789. (Type III Issued 1866 1918). A round bronze gilt medal, the obverse depicting the rightward facing bust of Franz Joseph, circumscribed by his name and title, the reverse inscribed DER TAPFERKEIT (For Bravery), on a broad loop for suspension from its period original tri fold ribbon, marked Bronze on the rim, measuring 40. 27 mm in diameter, weighing 21. 3 grams, in overall extremely fine