Austria, Empire. A Bravery Medal In Silver, First Class, Third Award, C.1917 Buy Now He works as a gardener’s

He works as a gardener’s apprentice

leaving for his unit in the field on June 4th and joining them on the 6th

on a dark blue cotton/rayon backer

A mint “Ehrenkreuz des Weltkriegs 1914/18”

Austria, Empire. A Bravery Medal In Silver, First Class, Third Award, C.1917 Buy Now He works as a gardener’s1914 1917 Issue. (Tapferkeitsmedaille I Klasse). A round silver medal; the obverse depicting a rightward facing bust of Franz Joseph I, circumscribed by his name and title; the reverse inscribed Der Tapferkeit (German For Bravery), within a laurel wreath; on a loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with two repetition clasps; marked on A on the edge of the medal for the silver assay mark of Vienna; measuring 40. 29 mm in diameter;