Austria, Imperial. A Bravery Medal, I Class certificate_of_authenticity and “GEGRÜNDET VON SEVERIN ZUGMAYER”

and “GEGRÜNDET VON SEVERIN ZUGMAYER” (“FOUNDED BY SEVERIN ZUGMAYER”)

The picture is dated to April 9

the reverse with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and code “M1/52”

the obverse with a studio mark of “ELVIRA

Austria, Imperial. A Bravery Medal, I Class certificate_of_authenticity and “GEGRÜNDET VON SEVERIN ZUGMAYER”(Tapferkeitsmedaille). Instituted July 19th, 1789. Type VIII (1914 1917 Issue). A Bravery Medal I Class, a round silver gilt medal, the obverse depicting a rightward facing effigy of Kaiser Franz Joseph of Austria, the reverse inscribed Der Tapferkeit (For Bravery) within a laurel wreath with banners at the base, measuring 40. 5 mm in diameter, weighing 24. 56 grams, worn on original ribbon, lovely patina, contact marks throughout, in overall very