Posts Tagged Medal Numismatics

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

  Introduction:  Emperor Franz I founded the Army Cross (Armeekreuz ) in 1814 as a reward for those troops without regard to rank who had participated in the battles against the French and their allies in 1813 and 1814. Date Issued: October 18, 1814 – 1815 Reason

Introduction: The Dalmatian Commemoration Medal (Errinnerungs und Verdienstmedaille für Dalmatien) was authorized in 1801 by Emperor Franz II for military and civilian personnel for administrative merit and meritorious service in maintaining order in the kingdom of Dalmatia after it was ceded to Austria in 1797 by the

Introduction: The West Gallaecian Commemoration Medal (Medaille zur Huldigung von Westgalizien) was instituted in 1796 by Emperor Franz II to commemorate the celebration in Krakow on August 17, 1796 at which the people of Western Galicia swore an oath of elegance to Emperor Franz II. Date Issued:

Introduction: The Military Merit Medal for the Tyrolean Mobilization (Militärverdienstmedaille für das Tiroler Aufgebot) was issued by Emperor Franz II in 1796 to reward those Tyrolean’s who took up arms and defended the Tyrol against the French during the Napoleonic wars when the emperor announced a mobilization

  Introduction: This medal was issued by the Civil Board of the town of Olmutz as an award to ten of its citizens who at the request of the town council formed the Olmutz Volunteer Corp which served as a component of an Austrian Chevau-Legers regiment during

Introduction: This medal was issued by Francis II as a reward for Dutch citizens who had volunteered to serve in the allied forces or who had rendered support to the Austrian Army in the war against the French Republic The Coalition army’s Austrians together with a small

Introduction: The Emperor Franz II established the Commemoration Medal for Volunteers of the Netherlands Provence in 1792 as a reward for those Dutch citizens who volunteered to serve in the allied forces or who had rendered support to the Austrian Army in the war against the French

Introduction: The Emperor Franz II established the Commemoration Medal for Volunteers of the Netherlands Provence in 1792 as a reward for those Dutch citizens who volunteered to serve in the allied forces or who had rendered support to the Austrian Army in the war against the French

Introduction: The Emperor Leopold II Silver Military Merit Medal for the Netherlands (Silberne Militarvberdienstmedaille Kaiser Leopolds II fur die Niederlande) was issued between 1790 and 1793 to honor those volunteers from the Austrian Netherlands/Belgium province of Limburg who responded to the call to arms and who performed