Prussian Danish Campaign Medal 1864 Accession Number: RELAWM14752

Description

Prussian Danish Campaign Medal 1864. Unnamed as issued. Obverse: A crown over 'W' on the left and a Austrian crown over 'FJ' on the right, being the monograms of Wilhelm of Prussia and Franz Joseph of Austria. Reverse: The legend 'UNSERN TAPFREN KREIGEN 1864' (To our courageous warriors) on four lines in the centre of a laurel wreath tied at the base with a ribbon. The medal is fitted with a loose ring suspender and a piece of 32 mm black ribbon that has an orange stripe near the left edge and a white stripe near the right edge.

Contextual Description

Awarded to Austrian and Prussian troops who fought against Denmark over the occupation of Schleswig-Holstein in 1864. This medal is part of a collection assembled by the late Hon. Sir Thomas Hughes, Member of the Legislative Council of New South Wales. It was presented to the Memorial in memory of his son, Captain Roger Forrest Hughes, Australian Army Medical Corps, who died of wounds in France on 11 December 1916 and his grandson, Flying Officer Peter Roger Forrest Hughes, 12 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, who was killed on active service while flying in the Northern Territory on 3 October 1942.

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Accession Number
RELAWM14752
Maker
Unknown
Classification
Heraldry
Object Type
Medal
Physical Description
Material: Gilded bronze
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
c 1864
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright not applicable

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