Austria, Imperial. A Silver Military Merit Medal, 3Rd Time Awarded, With Wartime Ribbon And Swords United Republic of 3rd Battalion at Rouyn on

3rd Battalion at Rouyn on May 3

42” written in pencil on the bottom (presumably the date of production)

Mayer & Sohne case of issue

maker marked "PAUL MANN LÜDENSCHEID" on the reverse

Victorian LS & GC Medal

Austria, Imperial. A Silver Military Merit Medal, 3Rd Time Awarded, With Wartime Ribbon And Swords United Republic of 3rd Battalion at Rouyn onc. 1917. Silberne Militrverdienstmedaille. In silver; the obverse with a rightward facing bust of Kaiser Franz Joseph, circumscribed in Latin script; the reverse inscribed Signum Laudis (Latin Sign for Praise) within a wreath consisting of oak and laurel leaves; on a swivel crown suspension, with a horizontally pierced ball and loop, as well as a wartime ribbon, double clasps with swords; measuring 31. 21 mm in diameter; weighing 18. 6 grams; light