Austria, Imperial. An 1873 War Medal in Case United Republic of Aluminum loops descend from the

Aluminum loops descend from the ring and retain a two-piece blackened leather chinstrap

despite this

The laurel-wreath branches do not appear at the ends of the horizontal cross arms on the ex-ANS piece

Constructed of machine woven "Sturmbann z

a National Socialist Warriors’ League of the Reich (NSRKB) membership badge

Austria, Imperial. An 1873 War Medal in Case United Republic of Aluminum loops descend from theInstituted December 2, 1873. In bronze, the obverse FRANZ JOSEPH I. KAISER V. STERREICH KNIG V. BHMEN ETC. APOST. KG V. UNGARN, the reverse medallion inscribed 2. DECEMBER 1873, measures 36. 2 mm (w) x 40. 2 mm (h), worn on original trifold ribbon with thin thread for hanging, light wear, very fine. Accompanied by a small silver cross with a central portrait of a soldier, the 6 oclock arm is engraved 1913, reverse marked A. M, measures 28 mm (w) x 32