Instituted by Emperor Franz Joseph I on 2 December 1849
90mm (h – includes integral suspension ring)
and a service member could technically receive the medal for only a few days of service
"" north of Barrytown station
Austria, Imperial. A Military Long Service Decoration, II Class for Officers for 40 Years, c.1900 Auction Archive Instituted by Emperor Franz Joseph(Militrdienstzeichen II Klasse fr Offiziere fr 40 Jahre). Instituted September 19, 1849. Type III (1890 1913). In bronze gilt, a cross pattee with partially black enamelled arms, with superimposed gilt eagle in the center, the reverse is plain with a lightly etched border around the cross, unmarked, measures 28. 6 mm (w) x 32. 3 mm (h), worn on original trifold ribbon, enamels intact, light gilt wear, extremely fine. Contained in a red pebbled case