Austria, Imperial. Two Military Merit Medals, C. 1917/18 By Kautsch GTRexclude an oak tree stump in

an oak tree stump in the foreground with oak leaves at its base and an offshoot branch on the right side of the stump with sprigs of oak leaves

during these defensive battles

Boxed - Bronze gilt

along with four others attacked a building holding sixty-four German troops

1897 in Carmen

Austria, Imperial. Two Military Merit Medals, C. 1917/18 By Kautsch GTRexclude an oak tree stump in1) An Austrian c. 1917 18 Silberne Militrverdienstmedaille, the medal constructed of silver; the obverse with a rightward facing bust of Kaiser Karl, circumscribed by Latin script maker marked Kautsch", the reverse inscribed Signum Laudis (Latin Sign for Praise) within a wreath consisting of oak and laurel leaves, on a medal extension and loop for suspension, with a period original wartime ribbon and a single clasp, measuring 30. 54 mm (w) x 44. 80 mm