Austria, Empire. A Bravery Medal, II. Class, Ferdinand I Variant (1839-1849 Issue) Hold A silver outstretched cross pattee

A silver outstretched cross pattee with balls at the ends of the arms

Instituted 27 June 1866 by King Georg V

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Austria, Empire. A Bravery Medal, II. Class, Ferdinand I Variant (1839-1849 Issue) Hold A silver outstretched cross pattee(Tapferkeitsmedaille). Instituted July 17th, 1789. Ferdinand I Variant (1839 1849 Issue). A Bravery Medal II. Class, consisting of a round medal constructed of silver, with a horizontally oriented oval fixed loop for suspension from its period original tri fold ribbon, the obverse with a rightward facing effigy of Ferdinand I, circumscribed Ferdinand Kaiser von Oesterreich in capital letters, marked K. Lange near the bottom, the reverse inscribed Der