Austria, Imperial. An 1873 War Medal in Case Auction measuring 108x166mm

measuring 108x166mm

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

marked "R" and hallmarked

" (Königliche Muenzamt

one of which is taken in front of a plane in March 1943 at Beirut

Austria, Imperial. An 1873 War Medal in Case Auction measuring 108x166mmInstituted 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