Austria, Imperial. An 1873 War Medal in Case Auction in the year of our

in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and five

measuring 108x166mm

depicted in uniform and wearing the Order of the Golden Fleece alongside six other decorations

surrounded by a gilded laurel wreath along the quadrants

Austria, Imperial. An 1873 War Medal in Case Auction in the year of ourInstituted December 2, 1873. In bronze, the obverse FRANZ JOSEPH I. KAISER V. STERREICH KNIG V. BHMEN ETC. APOST. KG V. UNGARN, the reverse medallion inscribed 2. DECEMBER 1873, measures 36. 2 mm (w) x 40. 2 mm (h), worn on original trifold ribbon with thin thread for hanging, light wear, very fine. Accompanied by a small silver cross with a central portrait of a soldier, the 6 oclock arm is engraved 1913, reverse marked A. M, measures 28 mm (w) x 32