Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Medal, Silver Medal, By Rothe, C.1917 GTRexclude prongs and screwbacks

prongs and screwbacks

Hester studied at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

with paper pocket of issue

bearing a machine-embroidered white inscription of “OSTTÜRKISCHER WAFFEN-VERBAND DER SS”

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Medal, Silver Medal, By Rothe, C.1917 GTRexclude prongs and screwbacks(Signum Laudis). Instituted March 12, 1890. Franz Joseph (1890 1917). A silver medal, the obverse presenting the right facing bust of Franz Joseph, the reverse inscribed SIGNVM LAVDIS surrounded by a laurel and oak leaf wreath, the medal is surmounted by a crown, measures 31. 5mm (w) x 52mm (h inclusive of cross adorned integral ring on crown), weighs 23. 9 grams (including ribbon), worn on original ribbon, edge knocks visible, lovely patina, very