Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Medal, Silver Grade with Swords and Case, by Rothe Newly Listed chipping of the handle grip

chipping of the handle grip with possible repainting

the obverse consisting of an open-ended oak wreath tied together at the base with a winged mobile swastika in the center

both while he was with the 39th Regiment

with a functional vertical pinback

Instituted in 1430

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Medal, Silver Grade with Swords and Case, by Rothe Newly Listed chipping of the handle grip(Militr Verdienstmedaille in Silber mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silver, the obverse of the medal bearing a raised and rightward facing profile of Emperor Franz Joseph, circumscribed by name and title, the reverse bearing a central wreathed inscription of SIGNUM LAUDIS (SIGN OF PRAISE), unmarked, measuring 25. 6 mm (w) x 45. 3 mm (h), weighing 26. 8 grams (inclusive of ribbon and clasp), on loop from a crown suspension with its period