Austria, Imperial. A Militia 40-Year Long Service Medal, 1908-1918 certificate_of_authenticity stands in near mint condition

stands in near mint condition

The enamel of the obverse and reverse medallion with very light contact marks

Circa 1930-31

and the French Croix de Guerre

Austria, Imperial. A Militia 40-Year Long Service Medal, 1908-1918 certificate_of_authenticity stands in near mint conditionA Militrdienstzeichen for 40 Years of Service in the Austrian Militia, a round bronze gilt medal, the obverse inscribed FJ1 topped by a crown and with laurel bunches at the base, circumscribed Constantiae Patriae Amori (Latin Consistency and Love for Country), the medal topped by a double headed crowned Imperial eagle, the reverse inscribed Octo Lustra (Latin 38) within a laurel wreath, on a loop for suspension with its period original tri fold