Austria, Imperial. An 1873 War Medal in Case United Republic of Constructed of machine woven "Sturmbann

Constructed of machine woven "Sturmbann z

the medical equipment was removed from the ship and she was repainted from the hospital ship colours of white with a green stripe to standard naval gray

the flaps held up with silvered metal hooks fed through brown threading

marked on reverse RK in a circle (for Rudolf Karneth & Sohn

Austria, Imperial. An 1873 War Medal in Case United Republic of Constructed of machine woven "SturmbannInstituted December 2, 1873. In bronze, the obverse FRANZ JOSEPH I. KAISER V. STERREICH KNIG V. BHMEN ETC. APOST. KG V. UNGARN, the reverse medallion inscribed 2. DECEMBER 1873, measures 36. 2 mm (w) x 40. 2 mm (h), worn on original trifold ribbon with thin thread for hanging, light wear, very fine. Accompanied by a small silver cross with a central portrait of a soldier, the 6 oclock arm is engraved 1913, reverse marked A. M, measures 28 mm (w) x 32