Austria, Imperial. A Silver Bravery Medal, First Class, Fourth Award, C.1917 Auction Shortly after a successful attack

Shortly after a successful attack the enemy counter-attacked

In cast silvered aluminum illustrating a fouled anchor surrounded by a wreath of laurel leaves on the right end

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the obverse in the shape of a gilded oval oak leaf wreath

Four weeks after arriving in France

Austria, Imperial. A Silver Bravery Medal, First Class, Fourth Award, C.1917 Auction Shortly after a successful attack(Silberne Tapferkeitsmedaille I. Klasse). A round silver medal; the obverse depicting a rightward facing Emperor Karl, circumscribed by his name and title; the reverse inscribed Der Tapferkeit (German For Bravery), within a laurel wreath within Austrian flags in the background; on a loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with three repetition clasps (indicating four awards); marked with a Vienna assay city mark on the rim of the medal;