Austria, Imperial. Two Silver Military Merit Medals, C. 1917/18 Auction Archive GAU Essen Participant`s Badge -

GAU Essen Participant`s Badge - Day Badge

oval shaped oak leaf wreath in bronzed feinzink

The shoulder boards are constructed of matt silvery coloured Russian-style braid

New York) to Mr

measuring 82mm x 94mm

Austria, Imperial. Two Silver Military Merit Medals, C. 1917/18 Auction Archive GAU Essen Participant`s Badge -1) An Austrian c. 1917 Military Merit Medal on Peacetime ribbon; the medal constructed of silver; the obverse with a rightward facing bust of Kaiser Franz Joseph, circumscribed by Latin script; the reverse inscribed Signum Laudis (Latin Sign for Praise) within a wreath consisting of oak and laurel leaves; on a swivel crown and loop suspension from its period original peacetime ribbon with a collectors paper tag attached to the reverse of the ribbon;