Austria, Imperial. Two Military Merit Medals, C. 1917/18 By Kautsch United Republic of on green padded wool

on green padded wool

on 2nd Type Military ribbon

from the placement of various badges and ribbon bars

orders exhibit enamel wear common to presentation on a swing mounted bar with some minor cracking and flaking

the Hera slipped to the seafloor off Felice Island and entombed up by the sands of Clayoquot Sound

Austria, Imperial. Two Military Merit Medals, C. 1917/18 By Kautsch United Republic of on green padded wool1) An Austrian c. 1917 18 Silberne Militrverdienstmedaille, the medal constructed of silver; the obverse with a rightward facing bust of Kaiser Karl, circumscribed by Latin script maker marked Kautsch", the reverse inscribed Signum Laudis (Latin Sign for Praise) within a wreath consisting of oak and laurel leaves, on a medal extension and loop for suspension, with a period original wartime ribbon and a single clasp, measuring 30. 54 mm (w) x 44. 80 mm