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    Title

  • [Medal of Bravery, Austro-Hungarian Army, 1914 - 1918]

  • Physical Description

    1 medal : metal ; 1 1/16" (3 cm)

  • Summary

    Recto: Face, head and shoulder of Emperor Franz Joseph I. in military uniform facing right, circumscribed "Franz Joseph I. v.G.G. Kaiser v. Oesterreich". Verso: "Der Tapferkeit" [Bravery] within a laurel wreath inpossed on crossed standards. Loop on top for ribbon, no ribbon attached.

  • Depicted

    Franz Joseph, I, Emperor of Austria, 1830-1916

  • Subject

    World War, 1914-1918, Austria; Portraits

  • Medium

    Medals

  • Accession Number

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Biographical/Historical Information

Medal of Bravery awarded to the professional soap maker Israel Fischer, who was wounded and imprisoned in Italy during WW I.

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[Medal of Bravery, Austro-Hungarian Army, 1914 - 1918], Leo Baeck Institute, 2013.201.