Austria, Imperial. A Lot of Four Bravery Medals United Republic of Footnote: Sergeant Major John Richards

Footnote: Sergeant Major John Richards of Montreal began serving on May 24 1866

sporadic fatigue of the visor finish which has exposed the core

besides the small rip mentioned above

with only minor contact marks

At the time this was the highest German military decoration

Austria, Imperial. A Lot of Four Bravery Medals United Republic of Footnote: Sergeant Major John Richards(Tapferkeitsmedaille). Instituted July 19th, 1789. (1914 1916 Issue). A Bravery Medal I Class, a round silver medal, the obverse depicting a rightward facing effigy of Kaiser Franz Joseph of Austria, the reverse inscribed Der Tapferkeit (For Bravery) within a laurel wreath with banners at the base, measuring 40 mm in diameter, worn on original ribbon with single repetition bar, contact marks throughout, in overall very fine condition.