Product Overview
The Wound Medal
(Verwundetenmedaille)
Austria-Hungary
| Creation: |
The Wound Medal (German: Verwundetenmedaille) was a decoration of the Empire of Austria-Hungary. It was established on August 12, 1917, by Emperor Karl and was the last medal to be officially founded in the empire. |
| Details: | The medal was made of zinc, and measured 38-mm in diameter. The zinc surface was dull gray, but examples with a polished surface often appear. The obverse of the medal featured a bust of Emperor Karl with his name in Latin "CAROLUS" above and a wreath of laurels below. Between the bust and the laurels in smaller letters was the name of the designer of the medal, R.(Richard) PLACHT, 1880 Kratzau - 1962 Vienna. The reverse featured the words LAESO MILITI ("to the wounded soldier") and the date in Roman numerals "MCMXVIII" (1918). |
| Made of: | Zinc dull gray. |
| Enamel: | NO |
| Ribbon: | YES: The medal was suspended from a typical Austrian-style trifold ribbon, 39-mm in width. The ribbon was gray-green with 4-mm wide red edge stripes. The number of wounds was indicated by narrower 2-mm wide red stripes, edged in black, centered on the ribbon. No stripes indicated an award for someone invalided out of service. One stripe indicated a single wound, two stripes two wounds, etc. |
| Diameter: | 38mm |
| Box: | NO |
| Country of Origin: | Austria - Hungary |
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| Condition: |
The Order is in very good condition, minor marks according to its age. The ribbon is also in very good condition. |
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Sobre T1069 - IS |
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