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Austrian

Medals & Badges

 

 

austrian flag

 

 

WW1 Austrian U Boat badge silver matte
1915
marked BSW
trefoil
Bruder Schneider Wien

#78


                                                            austrian badge                austrian badge back                                                            

 

 

                                       austro cap badge #79

Au
strian Naval Cap Badge
austro cap badge back                                                          



#80

austrian ribbon bar

Austrian WWI Bravery Cross, pre WWI Signum Laudis Medal and 1908 Franz Josef Jubilee Cross

 

                                                                                   austro troop badge #81

Austrian
Karl-Truppenkreuz
 Awarded to all troops who served  against an enemy for a minimum of 12 months and participated in at least one battle. The cross was instituted on 13 December 1916
         austr troop back

 

 

The Bravery medal (Tapferkeits Medaille) was awarded to military personnel for acts of bravery

in the following classes

3,700 Gold

143,000 Silver 1st Class

384,000 Silver 2nd Class

950,000 Bronze

 

 

 

                                                                                                     austrian medal 10
       #82           

Tapferkeits Medaille
(Bravery Medal)   
The Austrian Large Silver Bravery Medal

 1st Class

The Medal for Bravery was awarded to military personnel for acts of bravery in combat

        austrian medal 10a

 

                                                                                            austrian small silver 2nd cl #83


Tapferkeits Medaille
(Bravery Medal)   
The Austrian Small Silver Bravery Medal
2nd Class
The Medal for Bravery was awarded to military personnel for acts of bravery in combat
       austrian small silver back 2nd cl

 

                                                                                                    auastrian medal 11   #84

Tapferkeits Medaille
(Bravery Medal)
Zinc medal

FORTITVDINI
       austrian medal 11a

 

                                                                                                 franz joseph signum

#85

 

The Crown Jubilee Medal of 1898

         franz joseph signum back

 

                                                                                                        austria jubilee

 #86

 

Austrian FJ 60th Jubilee on Military Ribbon Medal

            austria jubilee back

 

                                                                                                        austrian wound badge                                 #87

Austrian Wound medal

three stripes - three wounds
                 austrian wound badge back

 

                                                                                                         austrian medals w swords austrian ribbon bar w swords

#88

Militär-Verdienstmedaille

am Bande des Militär-Verdienstkreuzes

Emperor Karl I
 
with  gilt crossed swords on the ribbon  recognizing a higher grade of wartime merit
                     austrian medal w swords back

                                                                                                      austrian bronze tapferkeit #89

Bronze Bravery Medal (Der Tapferkeit)
.

3rd Class
 Awarded to non-commissioned officers and other ranks for a deed of bravery in war.
austrian bronze tapferkeit back                                                                  

 

#90

Austrian Golden Cross of Merit

aust war merit cross

In  Gold and enamel, , by WILM  (marked on the ring, along with Gold hallmark), with original ribbon, missing rear center plate, ribbon rough

 

 

    

 

 

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