Austria, Empire. A Military Merit Medal "Signum Laudis", Ii Class Bronze Grade Case, C.1910 Auction Archive with a white stripe at

with a white stripe at its base in turn bisected by a black line

measuring 95 mm x 50 mm

Accompanied by its 36 mm (w) x 10 mm (h) ribbon bar

A Second War British Issued Medal Pairing

while we still had to climb aboard our guns

Austria, Empire. A Military Merit Medal "Signum Laudis", Ii Class Bronze Grade Case, C.1910 Auction Archive with a white stripe at(Militr Verdienstmedaille "Signum Laudis"). Instituted in 1890. Hardshelled design on both the lid and base, the exterior with a red thatched covering on five sides, the bottom with a pebbled black paper covering, the lid bearing the inscription "Bronzene Militr Verdienst medaille" in gold coloured ink and framed by two recessed rules on the perimeter, inside lid lined in white satin, padded and maker marked "ZIMBLER, WIEN VII. K. u. K. HOF LIEFERANT