Austria, Imperial. Two Military Merit Medals, C. 1917/18 By Kautsch Newly Listed Five years after his award

Five years after his award of the Albert Medal

the NSAD was renamed to the Reichsarbeitsdienst (RAD) - State Labour Service

faint traces of bronzing remain)

After eleven days

in gilded bronze with black

Austria, Imperial. Two Military Merit Medals, C. 1917/18 By Kautsch Newly Listed Five years after his award1) An Austrian c. 1917 18 Silberne Militrverdienstmedaille, the medal constructed of silver; 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, with a period original wartime ribbon and a single clasp, measuring 30. 54 mm (w) x 44. 80 mm