Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Medal In Bronze, With Case, By C.f. Rothe & Neffe Hold measures approximately 15

measures approximately 15

measuring 131 mm x 88 mm

eagle and SS button are in excellent condition

The 207th left in June 1917 for France and were used as a reserve force for many units

his 37th Battalion

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Medal In Bronze, With Case, By C.f. Rothe & Neffe Hold measures approximately 15(Bronzene Militr Verdienstmedaille mit Etui). Constructed of gilded bronze, the obverse with a raised rightward facing profile of Franz Joseph I circumscribed by name and title, the reverse with an inscription of SIGNUM LAUDIS (SIGN OF PRAISE) inside of a laurel and oak wreath, with a richly detailed crown suspension and loop connecting to a period original tri fold ribbon, unmarked, measuring 30. 74 mm (w) x 50. 47 mm (h), weighing 20. 5 grams,