Austria, Imperial. A Karl I Bravery Silver Medal, II Class, IV Award, by Kautsch, c.1918

(Tapferkeitsmedaille in Silber II. Klasse). Instituted 19 July 1789. A round, silver-plated bronze medal, the obverse depicting Karl I, circumscribed by his name and title, the reverse inscribed DER TAPFERKEIT (FOR BRAVERY) within a laurel wreath tied together at the base, maker marked KAUTSCH on obverse, measuring 31.11 mm in diameter, weighing 13.9 grams, on loop for suspension from its period original war-time ribbon, with three repetition clasps denoting this being the fourth award, and in overall near very fine condition.

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