Austria, Empire. A Bravery Medal, I Class Silver Grade, Franz Joseph, C.1855 Newly Listed with minor loss of finish

with minor loss of finish visible to the silvered applique

held in position via black painted bronze buttons on either side

Jahnke then went on to lead a platoon of the 3rd Company in the 1st Battalion of Grenadier Regiment 919

(W) Class II (excluding motorcycles) on November 22nd

(Private J

Austria, Empire. A Bravery Medal, I Class Silver Grade, Franz Joseph, C.1855 Newly Listed with minor loss of finish(Tapferkeitsmedaille). Instituted in 1789. Type I (1849 1859) In silver, unmarked, measuring 40. 3 mm (w) x 49 mm (h) inclusive of its integral loop, contact marks, bruised, edge nicks, replacement triangular ribbon with hook and eye, fine. Footnote: The Bravery Medal was instituted on July 19, 1789 and was awarded for acts of bravery, initially in two grades, Gold and Silver, with a Bronze grade added in 1914.