Austria, Imperial. A Commemorative Medal for the Defenders of the Tyrol Province of China intact enamels on the ORBL

intact enamels on the ORBL

silver wash on wreath nearly completely gone

1943 and in the summer of 1943

with records indicating bomber command having suffered 51% casualty rates

Austria, Imperial. A Commemorative Medal for the Defenders of the Tyrol Province of China intact enamels on the ORBLIn 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.