Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Medal, Bronze Grade With Swords And Case, By Zimbler Hold on a hunter green wool

on a hunter green wool upper

this time to the 5th Infantry Battalion for overseas service in the French theatre on December 31

1917 but was quickly corrected to "not missing"

consisting of eight white enameled arms

on cream-coloured paper

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Medal, Bronze Grade With Swords And Case, By Zimbler Hold on a hunter green wool(Militr Verdienstmedaille in Bronze mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of gilded bronze, on loop from a crown suspension with its period original tri fold ribbon, the latter notably pinned with a sword clasp constructed of magnetic iron, the obverse of the medal bearing a raised and rightward facing profile of Emperor Franz Joseph, circumscribed by name and title, the reverse bearing a central wreathed inscription of SIGNUM LAUDIS (SIGN OF PRAISE),