Medal Austria War (Die Kriegsmedaille) 1873
Franz (or Francis) Joseph I started his reign as Emperor of Austria and Apostolic King of Hungary on December 2, 1848. Twenty five years later, in 1873, he issued this war medal for those who served in various campaigns, all the way up to World War I.
According to this Wikipedia page, the kriegsmedaille was awarded to all military personnel of Imperial and Royal armed forces in one or more campaigns of 1848, 1849, 1859, 1864, 1866, 1869, 1878, 1882, and the Chinese Boxer Rebellion, 1900-1901.
These medals are made of bronze. There are a few made of silver-coated zinc. All carry about the same value.
You can find these medals for sale on many Internet auction sites, usually selling for $10 US dollars or less. But almost all kriegsmedaille you see for sale are beat to a pulp. If you can find one in good condition, the value goes up:
worn: $5 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $10
well preserved: $20
fully uncirculated: $80
These are catalog values. Use our Important Terminology page to learn how to properly interpret them.
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Coin: 17130, Genre: Medals, Timeline: World
Created (yyyymm): 201405, Last review: 201604
Appearance: Normal round coin Metallic brown Metallic gray Dark metallic Letters: Latin
Years: sort: 1873, filter: 1873 to 1873
Image: austria_war_medal_1873.jpg
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