Carlo Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 Good evening gentlemen, I recently purchased this medal for 40 years of faithful service. The medal itself has nothing special, but the box does: it is a flat leather box with a black interior bordered with gold thread. I'm pretty sure the box was privately procured, perhaps as a gift piece or just a box to store the decoration. The question is, does anyone know what period it could be? Before the great war, post-war or something else? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmar Lang Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 Hello Carlo, your fine medal for 40 years faithful service as a civil servant is preserved in a surely privately-made case, probably originally made for a pocket watch, then adapted with the velvet-lined, fitted compartment. It's nice to see posts from other Italian collectors of Austro Hungarian awards and historical artifacts. Best wishes, E.L. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlo Posted March 18, 2023 Author Share Posted March 18, 2023 On 15/03/2023 at 18:21, Elmar Lang said: Hello Carlo, your fine medal for 40 years faithful service as a civil servant is preserved in a surely privately-made case, probably originally made for a pocket watch, then adapted with the velvet-lined, fitted compartment. It's nice to see posts from other Italian collectors of Austro Hungarian awards and historical artifacts. Best wishes, E.L. Thank you!! Actually, now that I think about it, I know very few Italians who collect this kind of items. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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