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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Drusus, post: 261203, member: 6370&quot;]the date is the date of his ascension to the throne...as I said on another forum...it is the 25th anniversary as he ascended the throne on December 2 1848...he had a very long reign...68 year to be exact. There are a variety of medal types commemorating this date...I have one. This design is used as a General Campaign Medal made of silvered zinc alloy, I think there were bronze versions as well. There should be a hallmark ‘K*M’ on the edge. If you served in any of the Austro-Hungarian campaigns, you got this general medal...there are other medals for specific types services like 25 year service, some for specific battles, for merit, bravery, etc...This is like a participation medal. I would say its worth about 15-20 dollars in that rough condition.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b>Franz Joseph Kaiser v Osterreich Konig v Bohmen etc. Apost Konig v Ungarn</b></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><i>Franz Joseph Emperor of Austria King of Bohemia (czech) etc. Apost (Apostolic King) King of Hungary</i></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Apostolic King was an hereditary title of the King of Hungary by the way.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://www.cachecoins.org/cache/franz1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://www.cachecoins.org/cache/franz2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="http://www.medal-medaille.com/index.php?cPath=31&amp;sort=2a&amp;page=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medal-medaille.com/index.php?cPath=31&amp;sort=2a&amp;page=1" rel="nofollow"></a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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