Austria, Imperial. Two Imperial War Merit & Bravery Medals By Kautsch Hold Saxony: Albert Order (with crossed

Saxony: Albert Order (with crossed swords clasp)

the belt is fabricated from a very thick leather with a smooth finished black upper

1st Class - Fifteen Years' Service

Alfred Philippi

17th August 1901

Austria, Imperial. Two Imperial War Merit & Bravery Medals By Kautsch Hold Saxony: Albert Order (with crossedA fine grouping of two Austrian medals, consisting of 1) An Austrian Imperial c. 1917 18 Bronze Militrverdienstmedaille, the medal constructed of bronze, the obverse with a rightward facing bust of Kaiser Karl, circumscribed by Latin script maker marked Kautsch; the reverse inscribed Signum Laudis (Latin Sign for Praise) within a wreath consisting of oak and laurel leaves, on a medal extension and loop for suspension, measuring 31. 18 mm in diameter;