Austria, Imperial. Two Military Merit Medals, C. 1917/18 By Kautsch Newly Listed August Bolten and others

August Bolten and others

above the crown are three links of the Order of Carol I collar chain

Trawlers and Drifters of the Auxiliary Patrol during the period in question have carried out their duties under extremely arduous and hazardous conditions of weather and exposure to enemy attack and mines with marked zeal

1918 for six weeks

): collar chain in silver-gilt and enamels

Austria, Imperial. Two Military Merit Medals, C. 1917/18 By Kautsch Newly Listed August Bolten and others1) An Austrian c. 1917 18 Silberne Militrverdienstmedaille, the medal constructed of silver; the obverse with a rightward facing bust of Kaiser Karl, circumscribed by Latin script maker marked Kautsch", the reverse inscribed Signum Laudis (Latin Sign for Praise) within a wreath consisting of oak and laurel leaves, on a medal extension and loop for suspension, with a period original wartime ribbon and a single clasp, measuring 30. 54 mm (w) x 44. 80 mm