Austria, Empire. A Silver Bravery Medal Ii Class, Type I, C.1855 Newly Listed Determined to gain first blood

Determined to gain first blood he inched himself forward until

as well as the German Cross

marked "STERLING" and hallmarked with the British lion on the reverse

Footnote: The 103rd Regiment

Austria, Empire. A Silver Bravery Medal Ii Class, Type I, C.1855 Newly Listed Determined to gain first blood"(Tapferkeitsmedaille in Silber II. Klasse). Instituted 1846. The obverse depicting Franz Joseph I, circumscribed by his name and title; the reverse inscribed Der Tapferkeit (German For Bravery) within a laurel wreath tied together at the base; marked K. Lange on the obverse; suspended from its correct replacement wartime ribbon; measuring 30. 97 mm in diameter; weighing 17. 4 grams; in overall very fine condition. This offering is a part of the "Dr.