Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Medal In Bronze, With Case, By Zimbler Newly Listed smudged black ink stamp with

smudged black ink stamp with “Stehendes Kriegslazarett (indecipherable) Armee Korps”

his personal effects of many sailors recovered

On 16 April 1940

Throughout Dr

Silvered iron interlocking initials "E" and "L" surmounted by a crown

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Medal In Bronze, With Case, By Zimbler Newly Listed smudged black ink stamp with(Bronzene Militr Verdienstmedaille mit Etui). Constructed of gilded bronze, the obverse with a raised rightward facing profile of Franz Joseph I circumscribed by name and title, the reverse with an inscription of SIGNUM LAUDIS (SIGN OF PRAISE) inside of a laurel and oak wreath, with a richly detailed crown suspension and loop connecting to a period original tri fold ribbon, unmarked, measuring 30. 77 mm (w) x 51. 74 mm (h), weighing 21. 2 grams,