Austria, Imperial. Two Imperial War Merit & Bravery Medals By Kautsch Archive black beige and olive green

black beige and olive green embroidered insignia on black nylon

and was actively employed in eight engagements

showing some age on the outside

General Ulibarri withdrew his remaining troops from Bilbao and the Nationalists occupied the city on the following day

(22ª Divisione fanteria "Cacciatori delle Alpi" Bronze gilt with navy blue enamels

Austria, Imperial. Two Imperial War Merit & Bravery Medals By Kautsch Archive black beige and olive greenA fine grouping of two Austrian medals, consisting of 1) An Austrian Imperial c. 1917 18 Bronze Militrverdienstmedaille, the medal constructed of bronze, the obverse with a rightward facing bust of Kaiser Karl, circumscribed by Latin script maker marked Kautsch; the reverse inscribed Signum Laudis (Latin Sign for Praise) within a wreath consisting of oak and laurel leaves, on a medal extension and loop for suspension, measuring 31. 18 mm in diameter;