Austria, Empire. A Scarce 1892/1893 Far Eastern Cruise Medal, c. 1895 Province of China again with the 2nd Battalion

again with the 2nd Battalion in the French theatre

indicating that the owner was in SS service

Dated to October 8

8 - the unit he was serving with at the time

just prior to it being mined

Austria, Empire. A Scarce 1892/1893 Far Eastern Cruise Medal, c. 1895 Province of China again with the 2nd Battalion(Seereise Denkmnze). Instituted November 11th, 1893. A circular gilded bronze medal, the obverse depicting a central fouled anchor topped by an Austrian Imperial Eagle, and placed within an open ended wreath of exotic flowers, circumscribed Reise S. M. Schiff Kaiserin Elisabeth in capitalized lettering, the reverse bearing the Royal Cypher of Empress Elizabeth within an open ended palm leaf wreath, centrally inscribed Ost Indien, Australien, Sdsee