Austria, Imperial. A Public Concern & Excellent Knowledge Medal, C.1877 Newly Listed hence this star was made

hence this star was made circa 1860-70

There is a ribbon bar displaying the ribbons of the British War Medal and the Victory Medal sewn in place above the left breast pocket

including an 1891 edition of “GESCHIEDENIS VAN HET VOLK ISRAEL” (“HISTORY OF THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL”) by Mozes Monasch

and the unit adopted his crest and motto as its badge

Footnote: Vaughan Maclean Howard was born on July 16

Austria, Imperial. A Public Concern & Excellent Knowledge Medal, C.1877 Newly Listed hence this star was madeA circular medal constructed of bronze, the obverse bearing three people in Grecian style robes, the woman on the left clutches a wreath in one hand and a torch raised in the other, the person on the right is helmeted and bears a spear and a leaf, one arm rested on a rectangular plaque with a coat of arms, the centre person has their arm over the right person, an owl by their feet, to the far left is a statue of a woman, under this is the inscription