with a large brown wool toorie sewn in place on the top
inscribed with “Der Gott der Eisen wachsen lies - der wollte keine Knechte” (The God who let iron grow - who didn’t want servants”
Fifth and Final Bombardment of Sebastopol and Minor Actions
scattered gilt loss on the eagle's wings
including flights in Denmark
Austria, Imperial. A Military Long Service Decoration, III Class for Officers, with Mother of Pearl Reverse Archive with a large brown wool(Militrdienstabzeichen fr 25 Jahre). Instituted September 19th, 1849. Type IV (1913 1918). III Class for Officers for 25 Years. A bronze gilt Cross Patte with dimpled edges, the obverse with a double headed single crowned silver eagle bearing the Austro Hungarian crest on its chest, the reverse present a mother of pearl cross, measures 34. 3 mm (w) x 38. 0 mm (h), weighs 10. 5 grams including ribbon, areas of gilt wear, small chips to the mother of