Austria, Empire. A Bravery Medal, I Class Silver Grade, Franz Joseph, c.1855

(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.