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Austria-Hungary
War Medal 1873
(Miniature)
奧匈帝國
戰爭獎章 1873
(迷你版)
Item number: M191
Year: AD 1873-1916
Material:Gilt Bronze
Size: 19.5 x 16.9 x 1.7 mm
Weight: 2.75 g
Provenance: Wöschler Orden 2023
This medal was established by the Austro-Hungarian Empire in AD 1873 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the reign of Franz Joseph I. It was awarded to military personnel who participated in all military campaigns from AD 1848 to AD 1916.
The medal is circular and made of gilt bronze. The obverse side features a right-facing portrait of Franz Joseph I wearing a laurel wreath. Around the medal is the inscription “FRANZ. JOSEPH I. KAISER V. ÖSTERR. KÖN. V. BÖHM. ET. AP. KÖN. V. UNGARN,” which translates to the abbreviation of “Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria, King of Bohemia, etc., Apostolic King of Hungary.”
The reverse side is decorated with a wreath made of oak and laurel leaves, with a bow at the bottom. In the centre, there are three lines of inscription reading “2. DECEMBER 1873,” the date of establishment of the medal.
This medal does not come with a ribbon. In general, the ribbon of the medal consists of yellow and black colours, the symbolic colours of the Habsburgdynasty. It is designed with a yellow base and black lines on each side, with multiple horizontal black lines in the centre.
This medal was continuously awarded until the death of Franz Joseph I in AD 1916. The scope of the award encompasses the Prusso-Austrian War of AD 1866, as well as the Boxer Rebellion of AD 1900 to AD 1901, etc.
Franz Joseph I (AD 1830-AD 1916) was the Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, and one of the longest-reigning monarchs in European history. He ascended to the throne in AD 1848 during a period of significant upheaval in Europe, including the revolutions of that year. His empire’s annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in AD 1908, following the Young Turk Revolution in the Ottoman Empire, contributed to tensions in the Balkans. After the assassination of his nephew, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, in AD 1914, Franz Joseph I reluctantly declared war on Serbia, setting off a chain of events that led to World War I.
戰爭獎章的外觀為一枚圓形銅鍍金質獎章,正面刻有法蘭茲·約瑟夫一世面向右側的肖像,頭上戴有桂冠,獎章周圍刻有銘文「FRANZ. JOSEPH I. KAISER V. ÖSTERR. KÖN. V. BÖHM. ET. AP. KÖN. V. UNGARN 」,為「法蘭茲·約瑟夫一世 奧地利皇帝 波西米亞國王等 匈牙利使徒國王 」的縮寫。
獎章背面則刻有由橡樹葉和月桂葉組成的花環,下方有蝴蝶結固定,獎章中央刻著三行銘文「2. DECEMBER 1873」, 為此枚獎章設立的日期。