Austria, Imperial. A Lot Of Three Austrian Medals And A Helmet Plate consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac while a handwritten inscription of

while a handwritten inscription of “1440/1874”

In 1917 Thomsen was awarded the Pour le Merite

cross in black lacquered non-magnetic metal alloy

Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Brant County

Austria, Imperial. A Lot Of Three Austrian Medals And A Helmet Plate consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac while a handwritten inscription ofAn Austria Hungarian Officers helmet plate, in die stamped bronze, featuring a double headed crowned eagle with a shield on the chest bearing the inscription FJI surrounded by the collar, the reverse presents two lugs, measures 75. 7mm (w) x 94. 5mm (h), evident gilt wear, in very fine condition. A Military Merit Medal, Franz Joseph, in silver gilt, the obverse featuring the bust of Franz Joseph, the reverse bears the inscription SIGNVM LAVDIS, the