Austria, Empire. A Silver Bravery Medal, II Class, Franz Joseph I, Type III, c.1900 GTRexclude on a horizontally pierced suspension

on a horizontally pierced suspension and multiple swivel rings for suspension from its period original replacement tri-fold ribbon

in the strip from Cima Longoira to the sea

IV Class (NO

the obverse with a central inscription of “VERDIENST UM DEN STAAT” (“SERVICE TO THE STATE”)

then diagnosed with "Chronic Bronchitis"

Austria, Empire. A Silver Bravery Medal, II Class, Franz Joseph I, Type III, c.1900 GTRexclude on a horizontally pierced suspension(Tapferkeitsmedaille). Instituted July 19th, 1789. (Franz Joseph I Type III 1866 1914 issue). A circular silver medal, the obverse depicting the rightward facing profile of Kaiser Franz Joseph I of Austria, circumscribed by his name and title in German, the reverse inscribed Der Tapferkeit within an open ended laurel wreath with a Trophy of Arms at the base, with an affixed suspension ring for suspension from its period original ribbon, measuring 31.