Austria, Imperial. An 1892-1893 Issue Sea Voyage Medal GTRexclude Major General Daniel E

Major General Daniel E

note that the eagle’s beak is nearly severed - possibly a manufacturing defect

which competed against those of other private institutions

called the "lost battalion" found itself isolated for a whole day without ammunition and with little food

A grouping of three first war and Weimar period medals and awards

Austria, Imperial. An 1892-1893 Issue Sea Voyage Medal GTRexclude Major General Daniel EAn example of an 1892 1893 Austrian Imperial Sea Voyage Commemorative medal (Seereisedenkmnze); a round gilt bronze medal; the obverse depicting an Imperial coat of arms, along with an anchor within an open ended laurel wreath, circumscribed Reise S. M Schiff Kaiserin Elisabeth; the reverse inscribed Ost Indien, Australien, Sdsee Inseln, China, Japan 1892 1893 within an open ended laurel wreath; on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon;