Austria, Empire. A Bravery Medal, I Class, Ferdinand I Variant (1839-1849 Issue) Auction This is followed by the

This is followed by the Polar Medals

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

surrounded by a black enameled ring

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 This is followed by the(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