Austria, Empire/Croatia. A Rare First War Croatian Diaspora Medal, Made in Chicago Auction Archive edge bruises very fine

edge bruises very fine

Pinned onto the peak of the cap is a HJ insignia

1925 - Die-stamped metal

(Deutsche Rotes Kreuz): In injection molded aluminum

Austria, Empire/Croatia. A Rare First War Croatian Diaspora Medal, Made in Chicago Auction Archive edge bruises very fineA very rare, unofficial decoration, in bronze, the obverse featuring the bust of Francis Joseph I, surrounded by the inscription FRANCJO JOSIP I KRALJ HRVATSKE SLAVONIJE I DALMACIJE (Francis Joseph I, King of Croatian Slavonia and Dalmatia), the reverse bears the inscription USPOMENA NA SVIJETSKI RAT 1914 1915 (MEMORIAL OF THE WORLD WAR 1914 1915), the reverse marked G. D. CHI[?]DS. & CO CHICAGO, measures 30. 6 mm (w) x 47. 2 mm (h), weighs 19. 5