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Baden Commemorative Medal 1849. Unnamed as issued. Obverse: A sword between two palm leaves in the shape of a wreath. Reverse: In the centre of a laurel wreath the words 'DEN TAPFEREN BEFREIUNGS HEER 1849' (for the brave liberating army 1849) on five lines and 'LEOPOLD GROSHERZOG VON BADEN' around the circumference. The medal is fitted with a fixed loop suspender and a piece of 36 mm gold ribbon that has stripes of silver squares down the edges.
The medal commemorated the suppression of the liberal revolution of 1849 in Baden. Because much of Baden's army had mutinied and fought on the rebel side, this medal has been called the Brudermordmedaille, or Fratricide Medal, a reference to the fact that opinions were often divided in the conflict and that 'brother' soldiers fought against each other in some instances.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.
Liberation of Rome in 1849 Commemorative Medal. Unnamed as issued. Obverse: Crossed bundles of sticks, containing axe heads, behind a shield having a diagonal bar Dexter with 'S.P.Q.R.' Above a she-wo
Saxony Cross 1849. A gilt bronze cross pattee with a stippled finish to the field and a plain raised edge. Obverse: A central monogram 'AP' within a wreath of half olive and half oak leaves incorporat
German Commemorative Medal 1903. Obverse: A fluted column with a square base and a figure of a winged victory holding a wreath on the top. In the background are oak trees and a row of houses surrounde
Italian Bene Merenti Medal. Obverse: In the centre a shield with S.P.Q.R. on a diagonal bar, surmounted by a crown and surrounded with a laurel wreath. The inscription 'ALMAE VERIS GOSS * BENE MERENTI
Alfonso XIII Medal. Unnamed as issued. Oval medal surmounted by a Spanish crown that contains a loose wire bar suspender. Obverse: The bust of Alfonso XIII in uniform facing left wearing medals and a
War Commemorative Medal 1870-71 with the bars 'WEISSENBERG', GRAVELOTTE ST. PRIVAT', 'METZ', 'LE MANS', 'ORLEANS', 'SEDAN' and 'PARIS'. Reverse: A cross pattee with sun rays between the arms and '1870
