Austria, Empire. A Bravery Medal, I Class, Gold Grade, C.1916 Hold 1 Canadian Army Service Corps

1 Canadian Army Service Corps Reinforcement Unit on proceeding to London on May 27

An intact blackened leather washer covers the seam

Footnote Udet/Galland/Mölders: Ernst Udet (1896–1941) was a flying ace in the First War

measuring 34 mm (w) x 56

The award's statute included provisions for posthumous award should the intended recipient not survive detention

Austria, Empire. A Bravery Medal, I Class, Gold Grade, C.1916 Hold 1 Canadian Army Service CorpsType IV (1914 1916). In bronze gilt, measuring 40 mm in diameter, silvered bronze bar indicating a second award sewn in place to its original triangular ribbon with hook and eye, contact marks, bruised, spotting, near very fine.