Austria, Imperial. A Gold Grade Bravery Medal, C.1916 Archive (Jubiläumsmedaille für die Armee)

(Jubiläumsmedaille für die Armee)

indicating Artillery personnel

light remains from previous collector’s mounting on the reverse

8 mm (w) x 14

500 survived the trip to the island

Austria, Imperial. A Gold Grade Bravery Medal, C.1916 Archive (Jubiläumsmedaille für die Armee)(Goldene Tapferkeitsmedaille). Type IV Issued 1914 1916. A round gilt bronze medal, the obverse depicting the rightward facing bust of Kaiser Franz Joseph, circumscribed by his name and title; the reverse inscribed Der Tapferkeit (German For Bravery), within a laurel wreath, marked bronze on edge, on a loop for suspension from a correct replacement ribbon, measuring 40. 29 mm in diameter; weighing 21. 3 grams without ribbon; in very fine condition.