Austria, Imperial. A Silver Medal For The Defense Of Tirol, 1848 Auction advancing to the rank of

advancing to the rank of 2nd Lieutenant

born in 1912 in Küblingen

at the age of 56

marked "M 1/10 K" (Gold) and "STERLING" on the reverse

Golden-yellow machine embroidery on a dark blue Kriegsmarine cotton blended fabric

Austria, Imperial. A Silver Medal For The Defense Of Tirol, 1848 Auction advancing to the rank ofAn example of an 1848 issue silver Commemorative Medal for the Defense of Tirol (Silberne Tiroler Erinnerungsmedaille); a round silver medal; the obverse depicting the leftward facing bust of a young Kaiser Franz Josef, circumscribed by his name and title; the reverse inscribed Dem Tiroler Landes Verteidiger 1848 (The Tirol Defenders), as well as Mit Gott fr Kaiser und Vaterland (With God for Kaiser and the Fatherland); marked K. Lange on the obverse;