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Lot 344:
Austro-Hungarian Bronze Bravery Medal, Franz Joseph I
Description
An Austro-Hungarian Bronze Bravery Medal (Bronzene Tapferkeitsmedaille) produced during the reign of Emperor Franz Joseph I, dating to the First World War. The obverse features the right-facing bust of the Emperor in field marshal’s uniform, accompanied by the circumscription FRANZ JOSEPH I. V.G.G. KAISER V. OESTERREICH. The reverse is inscribed DER TAPFERKEIT within a laurel wreath, set against a background of crossed standards. The medal is struck in bronze and includes the incised signature of the medallist Joseph Tautenhayn on the obverse. It is suspended from a characteristic Austro-Hungarian triangular-fold ribbon with horizontal red and white stripes. A modern paper collector’s tag is present on the ribbon.
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