Austria, Imperial. A Franz Joseph Bravery Medal, First Class Silver Medal, c.1880 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac measuring 65 mm (w) x

measuring 65 mm (w) x 110 mm (l) x 22 mm (h)

Pinned to the right side of the canister is a aluminum insignia consisting of a shield executed in a red

circumscribed by “FÜR VERDIENST IM KRIEGE 1914/15” (“FOR MERIT IN WAR 1914/15”)

the center medallion features a cyrillic monogram within a crowned curtain

The lining has a horizontal pocket to the left breast

Austria, Imperial. A Franz Joseph Bravery Medal, First Class Silver Medal, c.1880 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac measuring 65 mm (w) xA Bravery Medal, Type IV (Franz Joseph, 1914 1917). In silver, the obverse bearing Franz Joseph, the reverse bearing the inscription DER TAPFERKEIT, with older style Stielhenkelose suspension, measures 40. 4 mm in diameter, worn on original ribbon demonstrating heavy wear and fraying of white silk, heavy gilt wear, and edge bruising, in fine condition.