Austria, Imperial. A Tirolian 1796 Issue Silver Merit Medal; Small Version Newly Listed both Second Class

both Second Class

ordinary awards becoming insufficient to the affection and the thankfulness which we have for them

both centrepieces are loose

(Deutsches Reichsgebrauchsmuster) on the prong bar

Austria, Imperial. A Tirolian 1796 Issue Silver Merit Medal; Small Version Newly Listed both Second ClassAn example of a Kleine silberne Erinnerungs und Verdienstmedaille; a round silver medal; the obverse with the rightward facing bust of Kaiser Franz, circumscribed by his name and title; the reverse inscribed Pro Fide Principe Et Patria Fortiter Pugnanti within a laurel wreath, circumscribed by Latin script and 1796; on a loop for suspension from its period original ribbon; measuring 35. 85 mm in diameter; weighing 15. 0 grams with its ribbon; in