Austria, Empire. An Officer’s Bravery Medal - I Class, Karl I Variant (1917-1918 Issue) visually-hidden extremely fine condition with very

extremely fine condition with very light scuffing and creasing

constructed of two pieces of card stock with a red canvas exterior liner

pasted to an off-white card stock backer and situated above von der Heydte’s handwritten signature in blue ink

A silver gilt star with nine arm white enamels star affixed by multiple intricate silver gilt screw posts

a copper band placed between the two upper brass bands

Austria, Empire. An Officer’s Bravery Medal - I Class, Karl I Variant (1917-1918 Issue) visually-hidden extremely fine condition with very(Tapferkeitsmedaille). Instituted July 17th, 1789. Karl I Variant (1917 1918 Issue). A Bravery Medal I Class, consisting of a round medal constructed of silver, with a pierced ball suspension and a swivel ring for suspension from its period original tri fold ribbon bearing a metal K for officers, the obverse with a rightward facing effigy of Karl I circumscribed by his name and title, the reverse inscribed Fortitudini (Fortitude) within a laurel