Austria, Imperial. Two Military Merit Medals, C. 1917/18 By Kautsch Newly Listed After eleven days

After eleven days

faint traces of bronzing remain)

A clue to this fact is that the previous versions of the badge intended for men have a button hole fitting on the back

Five years after his award of the Albert Medal

Francis Truscott is remembered on the War Memorial in the village of Ashurst Wood

Austria, Imperial. Two Military Merit Medals, C. 1917/18 By Kautsch Newly Listed After eleven days1) An Austrian c. 1917 18 Silberne Militrverdienstmedaille, the medal constructed of silver; the obverse with a rightward facing bust of Kaiser Karl, circumscribed by Latin script maker marked Kautsch", the reverse inscribed Signum Laudis (Latin Sign for Praise) within a wreath consisting of oak and laurel leaves, on a medal extension and loop for suspension, with a period original wartime ribbon and a single clasp, measuring 30. 54 mm (w) x 44. 80 mm