Austria, First Republic. A Military Merit Medal, Bronze Grade certificate_of_authenticity usually with the addition of

usually with the addition of Italian or German tunics and bits of more traditional Cossack wear

"" (Whitehead & Hoag) on the reverse

He also served as Reich Governor of Austria

When he landed his Grumman F6F Hellcat aboard USS Langley (the flight deck of Essex wasn't clear)

The black painted body has a gloss finish

Austria, First Republic. A Military Merit Medal, Bronze Grade certificate_of_authenticity usually with the addition of(Militrverdienstmedaille, Bronze). A round bronze medal; the obverse depicting the Austrian national eagle; the reverse inscribed FR VERDIENSTE UM DIE REPUBLIK STERREICH (German For Merit for the Republic of Austria); on a loop for suspension from its period original ribbon; measuring 36. 04 mm in diameter; weighing 18. 4 grams; in overall very fine condition. This offering is a part of the "Dr. Albert Goodwin Collection", a preeminent assemblage of