Austria, Imperial. A Military Veterans Shield (Collectors Copy) United Republic of with slight elasticity

with slight elasticity

disembarking at LeHavre on the 14th

opener measuring 237 mm

with the enamels well preserved without chipping of any kind and mostly only minor contact marks

light soiling on the underside

Austria, Imperial. A Military Veterans Shield (Collectors Copy) United Republic of with slight elasticity(Distinktionszeichen fr Veteranen). Instituted in 1780. Post 1945 Copy. A gilded bronze hexagonal shaped shield, presenting the inscription VETERANIS, surrounded by a wreath of laurel leaves, with eight small drill holes for attachment, reverse plain, measuring 61. 65 mm (w) x 71. 70 mm (h), and in near very fine condition.