Austria-Hungary, A Military Merit Medal, Karl I Issue, c. 1917. Auction The Smaller L’Enfant Eagle (1784)

The Smaller L’Enfant Eagle (1784)

numbered “65444” on reverse

72 mm (w) x 46

the six o’clock arm bearing a raised monogram of King Friedrich Wilhelm III

Austria-Hungary, A Military Merit Medal, Karl I Issue, c. 1917. Auction The Smaller L’Enfant Eagle (1784)Instituted in 1880. In silver, the obverse bearing the profile of Emperor Karl I, the reverse bearing the Latin motto SIGNUM LAUDIS (Sign of Praise), original ribbon, hallmarked with A (Vienna), 45. 5 mm (h) x 30. 5 mm (w), light contact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Military Merit Medal was established on 12 March 1880 by Emperor Franz Joseph I. It was awarded for military merit to officers and officials of similar rank. A new series of Silver and