Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Medal, Karl I, Bronze Medal By G.a Scheid Auction Archive It toured the country

It toured the country

34 mm (w) x 29

IX - Regina (continued)

Friedrichshafen

This fez was worn with the field gray uniform for combat operations

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Medal, Karl I, Bronze Medal By G.a Scheid Auction Archive It toured the countryInstituted March 12 1890 by Emperor Franz Joseph I. (1890 1917). In bronze gilt, a medal with the obverse features a profile of Karl I, the reverse presents the inscription SIGNVM LAVDIS surrounded by an oak and laurel wreath, the medal is surmounted by dual crowns of the Austrian Empire and Kingdom of Hungary, marked BRONZE on rim, measures 30. 6mm (w) x 45. 5mm (h inclusive of integral ring), weighs 21. 9 grams (including ribbon), worn on ribbon