Austria Austrian Elizabeth medal

[heraldic40]

Hello,

Can someone to help me with Information about this medal? I have not seen this untill now.

Thank you

[paul wood]

Very nice, it is the Merit Medal of the Order of Elizabeth, established in 1898 in her memory, very nice with original ribbon and probably worth £200-300

A lovely item.

Paul

[Gordon Craig]

To add to what Paul has said, here is a link to a WIKI article about this award.

Regards,

Gordon

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_Elizabeth

[paul wood]

Gordon

Interesting, I knew the medal was rare but not that rare, I would therefore reckon it as somewhat more.

Paul