Austria, Empire. A Bravery Medal, I Class Silver Grade, Franz Joseph, C.1855 Newly Listed with minor loss of finish

with minor loss of finish visible to the silvered applique

the insignia flanked by "CUNHARTE Gr Adolfo" on the left and "Des Eduardo Leitao" on the right

incurred in June 1915 in Flanders

(Private J

XLIII - Medical Department

Austria, Empire. A Bravery Medal, I Class Silver Grade, Franz Joseph, C.1855 Newly Listed with minor loss of finish(Tapferkeitsmedaille). Instituted in 1789. Type I (1849 1859) In silver, unmarked, measuring 40. 3 mm (w) x 49 mm (h) inclusive of its integral loop, contact marks, bruised, edge nicks, replacement triangular ribbon with hook and eye, fine. Footnote: The Bravery Medal was instituted on July 19, 1789 and was awarded for acts of bravery, initially in two grades, Gold and Silver, with a Bronze grade added in 1914.