AUSTRIA: SILVER MEDAL FOR BRAVERY 2ND CLASS

.Franz Joseph.1866-1914Bravery Medal or Tapferkeitsmedaille. On the 19th August 1848 Kaiser Ferdinand divided the Silver Bravery Medal into two classes - a First and a Second Class. The 2nd Class Medal being a smaller version with a diameter of 31mm. On the 14th February 1915 Kaiser Franz Joseph introduced the Bronze Medal which was the same size as the 2nd Class Silver. OFFICER 'S only of allied armies.