Austria, Imperial. A Gold Grade Bravery Medal, C.1916 Auction Archive which ultimately resulted in the

which ultimately resulted in the Thirty Year’s War

208 mm x 296 mm)

Towards the end of 1943

The Exhibition was to glorify the Chakri Monarchs who governed the kingdom to the hundredth year by displaying the King and Queen’s treasuries and costumes

Saint-Lô had fallen to Germany in 1940

Austria, Imperial. A Gold Grade Bravery Medal, C.1916 Auction Archive which ultimately resulted in the(Goldene Tapferkeitsmedaille). 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 correct replacement ribbon, measuring 40. 29 mm in diameter; weighing 21. 3 grams without ribbon; in very fine condition.