for an unspecified reason
surrounded by the inscription "I FERENCZ IÓSEF I K AVSZTRIAI CSÁSZÁR" and marked "A" below the bust
scattered green oxidation evident on the reverse of the WM
above an embossed facsimile of NSFK leader Friedrich Christiansen and award number “3594”
An early and desirable version in nickel silver
Austria-Hungary, Imperial. A Grouping Of Patriotic Austro-Hungarian Cap Badges Hold for an unspecified reason(Kappenabzeichen). A grouping of four cap badges, including a cap badge constructed of bronzed metal in the shape of a square with a rounded upper edge, bordered on either side of branches of laurel up the left and oak along the right, the centre presents the bust of Franz Joseph facing right, in uniform, with the text FRANC IOS I, maker mark on obverse for R. MARSCHALL 1915, reverse presents a horizontal pinback, measuring 39. 45 mm (w) x 32. 39 mm