"Pierogi eating champion - 1904"
God will get you for that one, Szkotja. It was however, very funny.
Piorun wrote: look at this site Austro-Hungarian Orders
Thanks, I had not come across this particular site before.
Wroclaw suggested eBay. Every medal that comes up on eBay is a profile of the emperor.
I don't have have the medal. Apparently, one of my father's siblings ran off with it. (And, if it was who I think it probably was, it was pawned within hours.)
Because I have the original copy that a good bit larger than the copy you see on the screen, you can just make out the image of the emperor similar to the photo below:
Medal
Franz Joseph