Austria – Military Merit Medal “Signum Laudis” – Bronze Grade with original Case

Description

(Militär-Verdienstmedaille “Signum Laudis”). Instituted in 1890. The Military Merit Medal was a military decoration of the Empire of Austria-Hungary. It was founded by Emperor Franz Joseph I on March 12, 1890. The Military Merit Medal is often referred to as the “Signum Laudis” (Latin for “sign of praise”) after the inscription on the reverse of the medal, and issued in two grades: Silver and Bronze. 

Bronze gilt, 30.7 mm x 50.7 mm inclusive of its crown suspension, original triangular war time ribbon, light contact, near extremely fine.

The case lid bearing the inscription “Bronzene Militär 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 BURGGASSE 33”, white fabric-wrapped cardboard insert placed within the base and incorporating a recessed medal bed in black felt, dual-hinged, push release closure