Austria, Imperial. A Medal For Bravery, Gold Grade, By Georg Leisek, C.1917 certificate_of_authenticity Canadian Volunteer Medal and bar

Canadian Volunteer Medal and bar

both unmarked and measuring 32 mm (w) x 108 mm (l)

It took over companies from both the 19th and 20th Battalions

with very fine details

Austria, Imperial. A Medal For Bravery, Gold Grade, By Georg Leisek, C.1917 certificate_of_authenticity Canadian Volunteer Medal and bar(Tapferkeitsmedaille in Gold). Instituted 19 July 1789 by Emperor Joseph II. (1866 1917 issue). Constructed of gilded bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original tri fold ribbon, the obverse with a rightward facing profile of Emperor Franz Joseph I, circumscribed by name and title, the reverse with an inscription of DER TAPFERKEIT (TO BRAVERY), within a laurel wreath and above crossed standards, the obverse maker marked LEISEK, the edge