German Awards - 1848/49 Veterans Commemorative Medal

This commemorative medal for veterans of 1848 and 1849 was established by Grand Duke Nicholas Friedrich Peter on July 4, 1898. The occasion was the 50th anniversary of the war with Denmark. „… to give the veterans who participated fifty years ago in the wars of Schleswig and Holstein in 1848 and 1849 an external sign of memory of those times." This medal was received by former soldiers who honorably participated in these campaigns in the Oldenburg troops. The presentation included a certificate of ownership. The Oldenburgers supplied the federal troops with 1 infantry regiment in 3 battalions and a 6-pound battery. Due to the advanced age of veterans after 50 years, the number of veterans still alive should have been significantly less. The exact date of the award is unknown, since the documents were destroyed in the 1920s. Source: Friedhelm Beyreiss, Order of the House and portable honorary signs of the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg 1813-1918, 1997.

Round medal in gold bronze with a border. Above is a soldered ordinary eye with a ribbon ring.

Front side:

In the
• center, winding letters intertwine on a smooth background:
• - P - F - A- for Paul Friedrich Augustus, above him is a crown.

Downside:

• Along the edge at a short distance the inscription: - FIELD TRAINS - B - SCHLESWIG - HOLSTEIN -
• Below is a 5-ray star. Mittig in 3 lines - 1848 - (smaller) And - 1849 -

Tape:

• blue width 36 mm, edges 1 mm, side strip and 1 central red strip of 7 mm.

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