Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Medal, Silver Grade with Swords and Case, by Rothe Republic of (Τάγμα του Γιώργου Α)

(Τάγμα του Γιώργου Α)

The front is completed by a vertical row of seven brass Canada Service buttons on the right side

with the one line of text above and the three lines below the emblem in light yellow embroidery

1943 and arriving in the United Kingdom on the 24th

emanating from a tapering base

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Medal, Silver Grade with Swords and Case, by Rothe Republic of (Τάγμα του Γιώργου Α)(Militr Verdienstmedaille in Silber mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silver, the obverse of the medal bearing a raised and rightward facing profile of Emperor Franz Joseph, circumscribed by name and title, the reverse bearing a central wreathed inscription of SIGNUM LAUDIS (SIGN OF PRAISE), unmarked, measuring 25. 6 mm (w) x 45. 3 mm (h), weighing 26. 8 grams (inclusive of ribbon and clasp), on loop from a crown suspension with its period