Austria, Imperial. An Austro-Hungarian State Award for Cavalry Horse Breeding, c.1890

An Imperial Austro-Hungarian State Award for Cavalry Horse Breeding “Staatspreis for Pferdezucht”; a round silver medal; the obverse depicting a rightward facing bust of Kaiser Franz Josef, circumscribed by his name and title; the reverse inscribed in cryllic script within an open ended laurel wreath; on loop for suspension but missing its ribbon; marked “Tautenhayn”; measuring 39.93 mm in diameter; weighing 18.1 grams; light contact marks; in overall extremely fine condition.

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