Austria-Hungary, A Military Merit Medal, Karl I Issue, c. 1917. Auction Archive with a "23" overlay in

with a "23" overlay in silver

the remainder of the Battalion to remain under arms at headquarters

all set on a 80 mm-long magnetic metal ribbon with a horizontal pinback

such as the domed pin on the right side of the hinge

Austria-Hungary, A Military Merit Medal, Karl I Issue, c. 1917. Auction Archive with a "23" overlay inInstituted in 1880. In silver, the obverse bearing the profile of Emperor Karl I, the reverse bearing the Latin motto SIGNUM LAUDIS (Sign of Praise), original ribbon, hallmarked with A (Vienna), 45. 5 mm (h) x 30. 5 mm (w), light contact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Military Merit Medal was established on 12 March 1880 by Emperor Franz Joseph I. It was awarded for military merit to officers and officials of similar rank. A new series of Silver and