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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jaelus, post: 2948497, member: 46237&quot;]It was a nice treat opening up my CT Santa gift and seeing a holiday greeting in Hungarian. Happy Christmas from your CoinTalk secret Santa. There aren&#039;t many Hungarians out there!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]719671[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>My CT Santa clearly did some research into what I like, because when I opened the gift, there was my good old friend Franz Joseph I! As my wife can attest, I have several paintings of this guy and his wife Elisabeth up on our dining room wall. I am a big fan.</p><p><br /></p><p>1908 is the year in which Franz Joseph I celebrated his 60th year as the Emperor of Austria. While he was technically also the monarch of Hungary (as a territory of Austria) from 1848, in that year Hungary fought a War of Independence from Austria which they lost due to Russian intervention, and Austria occupied Hungary from late 1849 until 1866. The following year, Franz Joseph I was formally crowned the King of Hungary, giving rise to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. His reign was considered a golden age of art and technology for both nations. As such, the Hungarians celebrated their own jubilee of his 25th year of reign as King of Hungary in 1892 (1867-1892), but that jubilee was completely overshadowed by the celebration in 1908.</p><p><br /></p><p>In celebration of the diamond jubilee of 1908, this medal was awarded to officers and active duty soldiers who had 3 years of military service between 1898 and 1908 or who had fought in the wars of 1848-49. The medal was awarded again in 1915 to those who had fought in WWI engagements.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Austria 1908, 1915</b></p><p><b>Franz Joseph I Diamond Jubilee Military Cross</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]719672[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you CT Santa![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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