the reverse centerpiece in Gold presenting the motto “IMMOTA FIDES” (Unbreakable Fidelity) on a silver field with smooth rays emulating from the center
and declared "apparently cured"
some spots of rust
He was transferred to the United States Naval Hospital at Philadelphia
he entered the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class on 1 May 1910
Austria, Empire. A Lot of Nine Imperial Medals, Awards, and Decorations, c. 1918 GTRexclude the reverse centerpiece in GoldA lot of nine Imperial Austrian medals and awards, consisting of: 1. A Military Merit Medal Signum Laudis, Small Silver (silvered bronze) medal, Karl I Variant, measuring 30. 7 mm in diameter, period original wartime ribbon with crossed swords. 2. A Military Merit Medal Signum Laudis, Small Gold (gilded war metal) medal, Franz Joseph I Variant, measuring 30. 8 mm in diameter, period original civil ribbon. 3. A Bravery Medal Der Tapferkeit, Silver