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Monthly archive for January 2018

Franz Joseph Bravery Medal 1859-1866

By richard lussier on January 15, 2018   /   Austro-Hungarian   /   Leave a comment

Introduction: In this blog I am going to discuss the Bravery Medal (Tapferkeitsmedaille) that was issued in 1859 with the image of Franz Joseph on the obverse. The Bravery Medal as a decoration had existed since it was first established by Joseph II in 1789. The first

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Jeweled Austrian Awards, Part III

By richard lussier on January 3, 2018   /   Austro-Hungarian   /   Leave a comment

Introduction: In the history of the Austro-Hungarian Empire there were 11 awards that were issued in jeweled versions. Seven of these awards were authorized by statute, three were awarded at the direction of the emperor even though there was no statutory provision for them and one was

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Bavarian Silver Bravery Medal Recipient Hermann Heimann

By Lorin on January 1, 2018   /   German   /   15 Comments

This interesting Orden der bayerischen Tapferkeitsmedaille membership booklet was located in Montevideo, Uruguay.  On the back of the booklet is a translation of the contents of the booklet into Spanish.  At the bottom is written the following:   “Tarjeta de socio 830 DON HERMANN HEIMANN Comerciante es

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