Austria, Empire. A Gold Grade Bravery Medal, Officers Version, C.1918 Auction measures 71mm in diameters

measures 71mm in diameters

George V (silver gilt

A group of six 1936 Berlin Olympic insignia

Ernst Ludwig lost his title after the end of the First War with the end of the monarchy in Germany

the obverse featuring a scalloped border cascading toward a flat base

Austria, Empire. A Gold Grade Bravery Medal, Officers Version, C.1918 Auction measures 71mm in diametersA round medal in gilded bronze; the obverse depicting the rightward facing bust of Kaiser Karl, circumscribed by his name and title; marked Kautsch on the obverse; the reverse inscribed Fortitudini (Fortitude), within a laurel wreath with Austrian flags in the background; on a Stielhenkelose style suspension, marked bronze on edge, with a period original ribbon, with a gilt K denoting that the medal was intended for an officer; measuring 39. 56mm (w)