Karl Troop Cross medal
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The medal was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2017 by John Otto Kessler.
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Karl Troop Cross medal
overall: Height: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm) | Width: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm)
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The medal is zinc and consists of a cross pattee resting on a laurel wreath.The obverse bears the Latin inscription"GRATI PRINCEPTS ET PATRIA, CAROLVS IMP.ET REX" The reverse shows the Austrian and Hungarian Imperial crowns above teh letter"" with the inscription"VITAM ET SANGVINE" and the date MDCCCXVI. The medal has a loop at the top and is attached to a red and white striped trifold ribbon.