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Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Medal, Bronze Grade With Swords And Case, By Zimbler consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Footnote: The Army and Navy(Militr Verdienstmedaille in Bronze mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of gilded bronze, on loop from a crown suspension with its period original tri fold ribbon, the latter notably pinned with a sword clasp constructed of magnetic iron, the obverse of the medal bearing a raised and rightward facing profile of Emperor Franz Joseph, circumscribed by name and title, the reverse bearing a central wreathed inscription of SIGNUM LAUDIS (SIGN OF PRAISE),