The 1898 Jubilee Medal (german: Jubiläums-Erinnerungsmedaille 1898) was a military and civil decoration of

Austria-Hungary Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire,, the Dual Monarchy, or Austria, was a constitutional monarchy and great power in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. It was formed with the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of ...

established in 1898 and awarded for the anniversary of

Emperor Franz Josef Franz Joseph I or Francis Joseph I (german: Franz Joseph Karl, hu, Ferenc József Károly, 18 August 1830 – 21 November 1916) was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, and the other states of the Habsburg monarchy from 2 December 1848 until his ...

accession to the throne of the

Habsburg Empire The Habsburg monarchy (german: Habsburgermonarchie, ), also known as the Danubian monarchy (german: Donaumonarchie, ), or Habsburg Empire (german: Habsburgerreich, ), was the collection of empires, kingdoms, duchies, counties and other polities ...

History

The 1898 Jubilee Medal was created by

on 2 December 1898 in order to commemorative medal the mark the 50th anniversary of his accession to the throne of the

The medal was 34–35 mm in diameter. The obverse of the cross bore the portrait of

. On the reverse is written MDCCCXLLVIII-MDCCCXCVIII (1848–1898) in a laurel wreath. The medal is suspended from a red trifold ribbon for the armed forces and red white for civilians. The cross came in three versions: *Military Jubilee Medal for the armed forces - ''Jubiläums-Erinnerungsmedaille für die bewaffnete Macht und die Gendarmerie'' (Special award in Gold) *Military Jubilee Medal for the armed forces - ''Jubiläums-Erinnerungsmedaille für die bewaffnete Macht und die Gendarmerie'' (Genearal Bronze medal) *Jubilee Medal for civilian servants - ''Jubiläums-Erinnerungsmedaille für Zivilstaatsbedienstete'' (Bronze medal)

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Orders, decorations, and medals of Austria-Hungary Awards established in 1898