Austria, Empire. A Bravery Medal, I Class Silver Grade, Franz Joseph, C.1855 Hold This is a textbook example

This is a textbook example of a Luftwaffe Göring Panzer Division Feldmütze constructed of black herringbone twill (HBT)

Sea Rescue Service - All mounted/secured (post-War) on a red fabric and framed

Victory (1912

the obverse features a central castle encompassed by a Saltire Cross and a highly detailed crowned oak leaves wreath

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Austria, Empire. A Bravery Medal, I Class Silver Grade, Franz Joseph, C.1855 Hold This is a textbook example(Tapferkeitsmedaille). Instituted in 1789. Type I (1849 1859) In silver, unmarked, measuring 40. 3 mm (w) x 49 mm (h) inclusive of its integral loop, contact marks, bruised, edge nicks, replacement triangular ribbon with hook and eye, fine. Footnote: The Bravery Medal was instituted on July 19, 1789 and was awarded for acts of bravery, initially in two grades, Gold and Silver, with a Bronze grade added in 1914.