encircled by a blue enamelled border inscribed AL MÉRITO MILITAR (To Military Merit)
It is unmarked with the exception of the classic “PUMA” logo of Lauterjung & Sohn
A National Socialist Motor Corps (NSKK) sleeve eagle
A protruding black vulcanfibre visor completes the exterior features
Austria, Imperial. A Bravery Medal, I Class Province of China encircled by a blue enamelled(Tapferkeitsmedaille). Instituted July 19th, 1789. Type VIII (1914 1917 Issue). A Bravery Medal I Class, a round silver gilt medal, the obverse depicting a rightward facing effigy of Kaiser Franz Joseph of Austria, the reverse inscribed Der Tapferkeit (For Bravery) within a laurel wreath with banners at the base, measuring 40. 5 mm in diameter, weighing 24. 56 grams, worn on original ribbon, lovely patina, contact marks throughout, in overall very