Introduction: With this blog I am going to continue the discussion of the Austrian and Austro-Hungarian officer service crosses. In this blog I will commence the discussion of the Officer’s Military Service Decoration, second class (Militärdienstzeichen II Klasse für Offiziere) which was issued from 1890-1918. Date Issued:
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Introduction: With this blog I am going to continue the discussion of the Austrian and Austro-Hungarian officer service crosses. I will now complete the discussion of the Officer’s Military Service Decoration, first class (Militärdienstzeichen I Klasse für Offiziere ) which was issued from 1890-1918. Variations: There are
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Walter Kinast Gestiftet am 15. Dezember 1889 für alle Teilnehmer zur Erinnerung an das Hauptfest des Haus-Ritterordens vom heiligen Georg am 8. Dezember 1889, an welchem Tage der seit 1886 amtierende Ordens-Grossmeister-Stellvertreter Prinzregent Luitpold 50-jähriges Jubiläum seiner Aufnahme (8. Dezember 1839, Matrikel-Nr. 292) in den Orden
Read more →Introduction: With this blog I am going to continue my discussion of the Austrian and Austro-Hungarian officer service crosses. Let me remind you that while we are discussing the officers crosses at this time that before I conclude I will provide information on the full range of
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Introduction: Well folks we are about to continue on a really interesting adventure. With this blog I am going to continue the discussion of the Austrian and Austro-Hungarian service crosses. Before I am finished with this task I will provide information on the full range of service
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This interesting grouping of items consists of a late-WWI silver-gilt version of a Bavarian Gold Bravery Medal, a lapel miniature for the Bavarian Gold Bravery Medal, a small silk banner, and a copy of “Bayerns Goldenes Ehrenbuch”. The silver-gilt Gold Bravery Medal is suspended from a single
Read more →Introduction: Well folks we are continuing a really interesting adventure. With this blog I am going to continue the discussion of the Austrian and Austro-Hungarian service crosses. Before I am finished with this task I will provide information on the full range of service crosses issued from
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Introduction: Well folks we are about to embark on a really interesting adventure. With this blog I am going to commence a discussion of the Austrian and Austro-Hungarian service crosses. I will start with the offices crosses but before I conclude I will provide information on
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Introduction: On August 31, 1814 Emperor Franz I funded the Civil honor Cross (Zivil-Ehrenkreuz 1813/1814) as a reward for those high ranking state officials and soldiers who had contributed to the diplomatic and political success of the allied armies in 1813 and 1814 during the war against
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Introduction: On August 18, 1898 occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the rule of the Emperor Franz Joseph I, a medal was established to honor those civilians who had labored forty years for one employer or those military personnel who had served forty years in the armed
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