Austria, Imperial. A 1873 War Medal, With Case Auction headgear and insignia Italian

headgear and insignia Italian

without center plate

then transferred to the No

The document measures 294 mm x 210 mm

Austria, Imperial. A 1873 War Medal, With Case Auction headgear and insignia Italian(Kriegsmedaille 1873). Instituted 2 December 1873. A circular, gilded bronze medal, the centre obverse presents the laurel crowned head of Franz Joseph I facing right, circumscribed FRANZ JOSEPH I. KAIER V. STERREICH. KNIG V. BHMEN ETC. APOST. KONIG V. UNGARN (FRANZ JOSEPH I, EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA, KING OF BOHEMIA ETC. APOSTOLIC KING OF HUNGARY), the centre reverse presents the date 2. DECEMBER 1873 within a wreath of oak and laurel, measuring 36. 16 mm