Austria, Empire. A Scarce 1892/1893 Far Eastern Cruise Medal, c. 1895 United Republic of Jarvis was a very young

Jarvis was a very young bugler with the Ottawa Garrison Artillery when he was awarded his CGSM with the Fenian Raid 1870 clasp and is listed on page 226 of the "Canada General Service Medal Roll

with a protective black leather tab with a black wool underside placed behind the buckle

marked with the RZM (Reichszeugmeisterei) insignia and maker marked "M1/101" (Gustav Brehmer

Cameronian on May 11

consisting of a central black enameled mobile swastika flanked on both sides by white enamels with red enamels on the top and bottom of the swastika

Austria, Empire. A Scarce 1892/1893 Far Eastern Cruise Medal, c. 1895 United Republic of Jarvis was a very young(Seereise Denkmnze). Instituted November 11th, 1893. A circular gilded bronze medal, the obverse depicting a central fouled anchor topped by an Austrian Imperial Eagle, and placed within an open ended wreath of exotic flowers, circumscribed Reise S. M. Schiff Kaiserin Elisabeth in capitalized lettering, the reverse bearing the Royal Cypher of Empress Elizabeth within an open ended palm leaf wreath, centrally inscribed Ost Indien, Australien, Sdsee