Austria, Republic. Austria, Republic. An Honour Badge For Merit Of The Republic Of Austria, Class 8 Auction (Medaille zur Erinnerung an die

(Medaille zur Erinnerung an die Silberne Hochzeit Herzog Alfreds)

taken on strength by the 8th Infantry Battalion in the field on the 22nd

reverse with Leopold II monogram also on a nice blue background

which removed a major obstacle to his and his successors' reforms in the Empire

Full-length neck ribbon in a nylon/cotton blend

Austria, Republic. Austria, Republic. An Honour Badge For Merit Of The Republic Of Austria, Class 8 Auction (Medaille zur Erinnerung an die(Ehrenzeichen fr Verdienste um die Republik sterreich). Instituted in 1952. Coat of arms insignia in silvered bronze with red, white, blue, green and black enamels, mounted to a cross base in silvered bronze with red and white enamels, maker marked "A. REITTERER JUWELIER WIEN IX SCHUBERTG. 24" on the reverse cartouche, measuring 63. 5 mm (w) x 62. 5 mm (h), vertical pinback, fine chipping evident in the green enamels on the shield bearing the Styria