Austria, Empire. A Bravery Medal, I Class, Ferdinand I Variant (1839-1849 Issue) Auction The city badges consist of

The city badges consist of a badge for Salzburg

surrounded by a black enameled ring

It is used to reward individuals for remarkable accomplishments on behalf of the country and humanity

The general design was likely derived from the British Combined Operations badge

Austria, Empire. A Bravery Medal, I Class, Ferdinand I Variant (1839-1849 Issue) Auction The city badges consist of(Tapferkeitsmedaille). Instituted July 17th, 1789. Ferdinand I Variant (1839 1849 Issue). A round medal constructed of silver, with a horizontally oriented oval fixed loop for suspension from its period original tri fold ribbon, the obverse with a rightward facing effigy of Ferdinand I, circumscribed Ferdinand Kaiser von Oesterreich in capital letters, marked I. D Boem F. near the bottom, the reverse inscribed Der Tapferkeit (For Bravery) within a