Austria-Hungary, Empire. A Bravery Medal, Type Ix, I Class In Silver certificate_of_authenticity one end with an attachment

one end with an attachment pin

President III

the reverse with an integral hinge and banjo-style pinback meeting an integral catch

incorporating intricate detail

above size dimensions

Austria-Hungary, Empire. A Bravery Medal, Type Ix, I Class In Silver certificate_of_authenticity one end with an attachment(Tapferkeitsmedaille, I. Klasse in Silber). Instituted 19 July 1789. (1916 1918 issue). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension, the obverse bearing a raised and rightward facing profile of Emperor Charles, circumscribed by name and title in Latin, the reverse bearing a central raised inscription of FORTITUDINI (BRAVERY), set within a laurel leaf wreath overlaying standards, the obverse engraver marked KAUTSCH for Heinrich Kautsch, Vienna,