Austria, Empire. A Marksmanship Performance Badge Of The Kuk Artillery For First Gunners certificate_of_authenticity it supported the Republican side

it supported the Republican side

circumscribed by their names and titles

dated 17 June 1939

8) A 1926 Day of Labour Badge

Austria, Empire. A Marksmanship Performance Badge Of The Kuk Artillery For First Gunners certificate_of_authenticity it supported the Republican sideIn bronzed tombac, illustrating crossed cannons backed by a target and surmounted by the Austrian crown, all within an open ended wreath of laurel leaves, measuring 45. 7 mm in diameter, intact clip, scattered bronzing wear on the obverse, surface rust on the reverse, very fine. Footnote: This was instituted in 1888 by Kaiser Franz Joseph, while in 1913 a similar badge, with the Hungarian crown, was adopted for the Hungarian Artillery.