Austria, Imperial. A Commemorative Medal for the Defenders of the Tyrol Province of China measuring 66 mm (w) x

measuring 66 mm (w) x 68 mm (l) x 16 mm (h)

silver wash on wreath nearly completely gone

1943 and in the summer of 1943

the obverse with a raised leftward-facing profile of Grand Duke Friedrich

intact enamels on the ORBL

Austria, Imperial. A Commemorative Medal for the Defenders of the Tyrol Province of China measuring 66 mm (w) xIn silver, a large medal presenting the bust of Emperor Franz Joseph on the obverse, the reverse bears the inscription DEN TAPFEREN VERTHEIDIGERN DES VATERLANDES, measures 39. 05 mm (w) x 47. 2 mm (h inclusive of integral ring), weighs 19. 68 grams including ribbon, worn on the original trifold ribbon, edge knocks, remains in very fine condition.