Austria, Imperial. A Karinthia Bravery Cross, 1St Class, C.1919 Auction measuring 45 mm x 64

measuring 45 mm x 64 mm

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Austria, Imperial. A Karinthia Bravery Cross, 1St Class, C.1919 Auction measuring 45 mm x 64An example of a 1918 1919 issue Commemorative Karinthia Cross; in heavily silvered bronze loosely shaped like an Iron Cross; vertical pinback; the obverse inscribed Krntner Freiheitskampg (German Karinthian Battle for Freedom); the reverse inscribed Fr Verdienst (German For Merit); vertical pinback, with a barrel hinge and a round wire catch; measuring 37. 80 mm (w) x 37. 92 mm (h); weighing 20. 3 grams; attractive patina from age; in overall