Austria, Empire. A Silver Bravery Medal, II Class, Franz Joseph I, Type III, c.1900 GTRexclude entitled to wear the Good

entitled to wear the Good Conduct Badge and was struck off strength on proceeding to Canada for discharge on September 30

then diagnosed with "Chronic Bronchitis"

artist marked "J

the obverse with a central inscription of “VERDIENST UM DEN STAAT” (“SERVICE TO THE STATE”)

Austria, Empire. A Silver Bravery Medal, II Class, Franz Joseph I, Type III, c.1900 GTRexclude entitled to wear the Good(Tapferkeitsmedaille). Instituted July 19th, 1789. (Franz Joseph I Type III 1866 1914 issue). A circular silver medal, the obverse depicting the rightward facing profile of Kaiser Franz Joseph I of Austria, circumscribed by his name and title in German, the reverse inscribed Der Tapferkeit within an open ended laurel wreath with a Trophy of Arms at the base, with an affixed suspension ring for suspension from its period original ribbon, measuring 31.