with deposits recorded in ink from 1942-1944
maker marked “Hauptmünzamt Wien”
published and printed in Canada by Museum Restoration Service of Bloomfield
Commemorative Cross of Monte Cassino 1944 (bronze
Austria, Imperial. A Medal For The Defence Of Tirol, Silver Grade Medal, C.1909 certificate_of_authenticity with deposits recorded in ink(Silberne Erinnerungsmedaille zum fnfzigsten Jahrestag der Verteidigung Tirols); a round silver medal, the obverse depicting the rightward facing bust of Kaiser Franz Joseph, circumscribed by his name and title, the reverse dated 1859 1909 within an oak wreath, with an A silver mark on the edge of the medal, measuring 31. 8mm (w) x 36. 8mm (h inclusive of integral ring), weighs 21. 7 grams (including ribbon), worn on an original ribbon, minimal wear,