Austria, Imperial. A Bravery Medal, Gold Grade, C.1918 Auction A Pre-WWI Cape Breton Highlanders

A Pre-WWI Cape Breton Highlanders Cap Badge - Two-piece constuction

" for his "Flat Foot" and placed "On light duty

a very illustrious silver frame with an extremely well preserved blackened iron core

silver gilt with white enamelled insignia

13 mm x 42 mm

Austria, Imperial. A Bravery Medal, Gold Grade, C.1918 Auction A Pre-WWI Cape Breton Highlanders(Goldene Tapferkeitsmedaille). Constructed of gilt bronze; the obverse depicting a rightward facing Kaiser Karl, circumscribed by his name and title; the reverse inscribed Fortitudini (Fortitude), within a laurel wreath and flags; on a loop for suspension; marked Bronze on the rim of the medal; with its period original ribbon; measuring 40. 15 mm in diameter; weighing 20. 5 grams; in overall virtually mint condition. This offering is a part of the