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General Description : | Large circular gilt bronze medal with laterally-pierced loop for ribbon suspension. Awarded to members of the Austro-Hungarian armed forces on 21 October 1898 on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the reign of Emperor Franz Joseph I. Would come issued with a tri-fold red ribbon |
Front Description : | Head and shoulders portrait of Emperor Franz Joseph I facing right circumscribed ‘‘FRANC IOS. I. D. G. IMP. AUSTR REX BOH. ETC. AC AP REX HUNG.’ (Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria, King of Bohemia etc. Apostolic King of Hungary) |
Back Description : | central rectangular plaque inscribed ‘SIGNUM MEMORIAE’ (Token of remembrance) within a wreath of laurel and oak and dated ‘MDCCCXLVIII – MDCCCXCVIII’ (1848 – 1898) |
Width | 2.70 mm |
Diameter | 34.30 mm |
Material | Bronze |
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