Austria, First Republic. A Merit Medal, Large Version, C.1932 certificate_of_authenticity reverse displaying large left facing

reverse displaying large left facing eagle

3 mm (h) x 32

Ian William Tweddelljoined Cadets at boarding school in Prince Albert at the age of 13 and by 1935 was part of the 16th/22nd Saskatchewan Light Horse

thanks to a scholarship

Austria, First Republic. A Merit Medal, Large Version, C.1932 certificate_of_authenticity reverse displaying large left facing1930 1934 Issue. (Verdienstmedaille). A large circular medal constructed of silvered bronze; the obverse depicting the Austrian coat of arms, surrounded by the coat of arms of all of Austrias nine provinces; the reverse inscribed Fr Verdienste um die Republik sterreich (For merit for the Republic of Austria); on a triple loop suspension from its period original tri fold ribbon; measuring 45. 02 mm in diameter; weighing 32. 6 grams; in overall