Austria, Empire. A Gold Bravery Medal, Second Award, C.1916 Hold wreath patinated

wreath patinated

from November 17

supporting the 1st and 71st Infantry divisions

each representing a province and holding a symbolic device

his wife Delphine passing away the following year

Austria, Empire. A Gold Bravery Medal, Second Award, C.1916 Hold wreath patinated(Goldene Tapferkeitsmedaille, mit einer Spange). Type IV Issued 1914 1916. A round gilt bronze medal; the obverse depicting the rightward facing bust of Kaiser Franz Joseph, circumscribed by his name and title; the reverse inscribed Der Tapferkeit (German For Bravery), within a laurel wreath, marked bronze on edge, on a loop for suspension from a period ribbon with a single clasp; measuring 40. 26 mm in diameter; in overall near very fine condition.