Austria, Imperial. A Bravery Medal, I Class Province of China demonstrating age-appropriate discolouration and soiling

demonstrating age-appropriate discolouration and soiling

along with a metal loop on the reverse but missing its horizontal pinback

the battalion was involved in an incident where eight men guarding a car park in Tel Aviv were murdered by members of the Stern Gang

Silvered bronze with red and blue enamels

Austria, Imperial. A Bravery Medal, I Class Province of China demonstrating age-appropriate discolouration and soiling(Tapferkeitsmedaille). Instituted July 19th, 1789. Type VIII (1914 1917 Issue). A Bravery Medal I Class, a round silver gilt medal, the obverse depicting a rightward facing effigy of Kaiser Franz Joseph of Austria, the reverse inscribed Der Tapferkeit (For Bravery) within a laurel wreath with banners at the base, measuring 40. 5 mm in diameter, weighing 24. 56 grams, worn on original ribbon, lovely patina, contact marks throughout, in overall very