Austria, Empire. An Honour Decoration Of The Red Cross, Bronze Medal With W.d, On Ladies Ribbon certificate_of_authenticity contact to enamels otherwise extremely

contact to enamels otherwise extremely fine

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he had served two tours of duty during the Second Boer War

reverse impressed "12/86/3"

Austria, Empire. An Honour Decoration Of The Red Cross, Bronze Medal With W.d, On Ladies Ribbon certificate_of_authenticity contact to enamels otherwise extremely(Ehrenzeichen vom Roten Kreuz, Bronzene Medaille mit Kriegsdekoration). An oval gilt bronze medal with a green enameled laurel and oak wreath along the edge of the medal; the obverse depicting two angels hovering on either side of a red and white enameled cross, inscribed PATRIAE AC HUMANITATI (Latin Country and Humanity); the reverse dated 1864 1914; on a double loop suspension from a period original ladies ribbon with a horizontal pinback; measuring