Austria, Imperial. An 1873 War Medal in Case Auction measuring 115 mm (w) x

measuring 115 mm (w) x 158 mm (l)

marked "R" and hallmarked

surrounded by a gilded laurel wreath along the quadrants

" (Königliche Muenzamt

Austria, Imperial. An 1873 War Medal in Case Auction measuring 115 mm (w) xInstituted December 2, 1873. In bronze, the obverse FRANZ JOSEPH I. KAISER V. STERREICH KNIG V. BHMEN ETC. APOST. KG V. UNGARN, the reverse medallion inscribed 2. DECEMBER 1873, measures 36. 2 mm (w) x 40. 2 mm (h), worn on original trifold ribbon with thin thread for hanging, light wear, very fine. Accompanied by a small silver cross with a central portrait of a soldier, the 6 oclock arm is engraved 1913, reverse marked A. M, measures 28 mm (w) x 32