Austria, Imperial. A Medal Of Honour And Merit, Small Version, C.1790 Auction violet velvet lined recessed medal

violet velvet lined recessed medal beds

hallmarked on pin

nickel-plated hilt fittings with most of the plating remaining intact

but pin on reverse is missing

/ To ever keep before you the appreciation which is ours for the service you have rendered to King and Country and to the cause of freedom in the Second World War

Austria, Imperial. A Medal Of Honour And Merit, Small Version, C.1790 Auction violet velvet lined recessed medal(Kleine Silberne Erinnerungs Ehren und Verdienstmedaille); a round silver medal; the obverse depicting a rightward facing bust og Kaiser Joseph III; circumscribed by his name and title; marked I. N. Wirt on the obverse; the reverse depicting a globe, clouds, swords and oak laurel branches, with an all seeing eye above radiating sun rays, inscribed Virtute et Exemplo (Latin Power and Virtue); on a loop for suspension from its period original ribbon;