Austria, Empire. A Marksmanship Performance Badge Of The Kuk Artillery For First Gunners certificate_of_authenticity a German Cross in Gold

a German Cross in Gold certificate (255x354mm

AND recently obtained from a 92-year-old Veteran

Silver Grade (silvered iron

and four Newspaper Clippings Regarding Coleman's Cycling Achievements and Tragic Drowning Death

Document for Good Performance st Ship Artillery Shooting while with the Cruiser "Karlsruhe" (1935)

Austria, Empire. A Marksmanship Performance Badge Of The Kuk Artillery For First Gunners certificate_of_authenticity a German Cross in GoldIn bronzed tombac, illustrating crossed cannons backed by a target and surmounted by the Austrian crown, all within an open ended wreath of laurel leaves, measuring 45. 7 mm in diameter, intact clip, scattered bronzing wear on the obverse, surface rust on the reverse, very fine. Footnote: This was instituted in 1888 by Kaiser Franz Joseph, while in 1913 a similar badge, with the Hungarian crown, was adopted for the Hungarian Artillery.