Austria, Republic. A Decoration Of Honour For Services To The Republic Of Austria, Large Gold Medal Hold 1808 by Kaiser Franz I

1808 by Kaiser Franz I and awarded for military and civil merit

mounter's label inscribed "Fa

Klasse für 9 Dienstjahre

surrounded by the inscription SANC

Austria, Republic. A Decoration Of Honour For Services To The Republic Of Austria, Large Gold Medal Hold 1808 by Kaiser Franz I(Goldene Verdienstmedaille). A large round gilt bronze medal, the obverse depicting an Austrian eagle, surrounded by the Coat of Arms of Austrias nine states, the reverse inscribed Fr Verdienste um die Republic sterreich (For Merit for the Republic of Austria), measures 45. 2mm (w) x 49. 7mm (h inclusive of integral suspension), weighs 33. 4 grams, marked BRONZE on rim near suspension ring, suspended from its period original ribbon, small edge knocks