Austria, Imperial. Two Imperial War Merit & Bravery Medals By Kautsch Hold 1st Class - Fifteen Years'

1st Class - Fifteen Years' Service

50 mm x 77

the belt is fabricated from a very thick leather with a smooth finished black upper

19 mm x 20

Austria, Imperial. Two Imperial War Merit & Bravery Medals By Kautsch Hold 1st Class - Fifteen Years'A fine grouping of two Austrian medals, consisting of 1) An Austrian Imperial c. 1917 18 Bronze Militrverdienstmedaille, the medal constructed of bronze, 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, measuring 31. 18 mm in diameter;