Austria, Empire. A Lot of Two Medals & Decorations (Bravery/Long Service) GTRexclude maker marked “30” for “Hauptmünzamt

maker marked “30” for “Hauptmünzamt Wien” on the reverse

the reverse presents the central engraved “Order of Merit Decoration” characters

unmarked but with the characteristics of the heavy four-rivet version produced by the firm of Deschler & Sohn

along with moderate soiling of the interior liner

Austria, Empire. A Lot of Two Medals & Decorations (Bravery/Long Service) GTRexclude maker marked “30” for “HauptmünzamtA lot of two Austro Hungarian medals and decorations consisting of: 1. (Tapferkeitsmedaille). Instituted July 19th, 1789. Type III (1866 1914 Issue). A Bravery Medal I. Class, a round silver medal, with a horizontally oriented oval ring for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse depicting a rightward facing effigy of Kaiser Franz Joseph of Austria, circumscribed Franz Joseph I. V. G. G Kaiser v. Oesterreich, marked Leisek near the