Austria, Empire. An Officer’s Bravery Medal - I Class, Karl I Variant (1917-1918 Issue) visually-hidden maker marked "DENON

maker marked "DENON

pasted to an off-white card stock backer and situated above von der Heydte’s handwritten signature in blue ink

The cap band is flanked on each side by blackened magnetic metal rivets

made his way to the regimental command post

The mask measures 230 mm (w) x 110 mm (h)

Austria, Empire. An Officer’s Bravery Medal - I Class, Karl I Variant (1917-1918 Issue) visually-hidden maker marked "DENON(Tapferkeitsmedaille). Instituted July 17th, 1789. Karl I Variant (1917 1918 Issue). A Bravery Medal I Class, consisting of a round medal constructed of silver, with a pierced ball suspension and a swivel ring for suspension from its period original tri fold ribbon bearing a metal K for officers, the obverse with a rightward facing effigy of Karl I circumscribed by his name and title, the reverse inscribed Fortitudini (Fortitude) within a laurel