Austria, Imperial. An 1873 War Medal in Case Auction A full-length spool of Eastern

A full-length spool of Eastern Front Medal ribbon

including one depicting a Heer Enlisted soldier wearing a Stahlhelm

Metagawa on May 3

consisting of fighter

82 mm x 90 mm

Austria, Imperial. An 1873 War Medal in Case Auction A full-length spool of EasternInstituted December 2, 1873. In bronze, the obverse FRANZ JOSEPH I. KAISER V. STERREICH KNIG V. BHMEN ETC. APOST. KG V. UNGARN, the reverse medallion inscribed 2. DECEMBER 1873, measures 36. 2 mm (w) x 40. 2 mm (h), worn on original trifold ribbon with thin thread for hanging, light wear, very fine. Accompanied by a small silver cross with a central portrait of a soldier, the 6 oclock arm is engraved 1913, reverse marked A. M, measures 28 mm (w) x 32