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Title KuK Vienna hospital medal
Nationality Austrian
Period c 1914-15
Price £40.00

This rather fine uniface medal, marked 'T.H.WIEN', probably for Truppen Hospital, Vienna, would have been sold to raise funds for the hospital, in this case perhaps targetting prosperous cavalry officers' families, as a sabre and a dragoon helmet are at the base of the oak leaf wreath.

The medal (4.5 x 3.5 cms) is in parcel gilt (ie partially gilt silver), showing an officer reclining on his hospital bed, and it has the maker's mark (HJ punched into the reverse) alongside an Austrian silver mint quality mark (the equivalent of an English hallmark).

The condition is excellent, with all the original frosted finish and most of the gilding still in place.

If you want to comment on this item—re quality, age, etc—please email me.


[Militaria : Medals : Austrian : 20th Century]

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The package arrived safely today. Thank you very much for the easy transaction and prompt shipping. I am very happy with the sword and hope to do business with you again.

T L, Slovenia, 28.05.2008

Hanger arrived safe and sound 11.30ish today. Very pleased, it's as expected. Your excellent pics make all the difference in terms of confident buying over the net. As a matter of interest, the frog, which as you said is very a/f, is, as you thought, 'spot on'. On closer inspection it is a mk.1 Naval Frog, designated 'for cutlasses'. Date seems around 1860ish give or take.

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C W, UK, 20.04.2006

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