Austria, Empire. A Lot of Three Medals, Awards, & Decorations, c. 1918 visually-hidden the reverse inscribed “Signum Laudis”

the reverse inscribed “Signum Laudis” centrally within a laurel and oak wreath

a crack is visible through the length of the centre of the lid and the exterior demonstrates additional material fatigue

the Order of the Crown of Westphalia was established to recognize exceptional acts of heroism and humanitarianism

on April 17th

KAISERLICHER ORDEN DER EISERNEN KRONE III

Austria, Empire. A Lot of Three Medals, Awards, & Decorations, c. 1918 visually-hidden the reverse inscribed “Signum Laudis”A lot of three Imperial Austrian medals, awards, and decorations, consisting of: 1. A Military Merit Medal Signum Laudis. (Militrverdienstmedaille Signum Laudis). Instituted March 12th, 1890, Small Silver Medal Karl I type. A circular silver medal, the obverse depicting the rightward facing profile of Karl I, circumscribed by his name and title in Latin, the reverse inscribed Signum Laudis centrally within a laurel and oak wreath, suspended from an