The Freiherr Arz von Straußenburg Medal

is an Austro-Hungarian commemorative coin from the First World War (1917), dedicated to Arthur Arz von Straußenburg (1857–1935). He was a Colonel General and the last Chief of the…

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The N.S.B. Lotsverbondenheid medal (also known as the internment medal) is a Dutch commemorative medal instituted in the autumn of 1940 by NSB leader Anton Mussert.

Meaning and Background

∙ Purpose: The medal was intended as a…

This is a commemorative medal from Kecel, Hungary, from 2004.

The term "Élő Hadtörténelem" (Living Military History) refers, in the context of Kecel, to a specific commemorative medal from 2004 and the city's associated…

In 1940, a special Swiss iron commemorative medal was issued to commemorate the military mobilization of troops on the Swiss border between 1939 and 1941.

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Centenarmedaille, which was instituted on March 22, 1897, by Emperor Wilhelm II on the occasion of the 100th birthday of his grandfather, Emperor Wilhelm I.

Background information

∙ Purpose: The medal was a tribute to the…

Austria
For athletic performance 1930

Bronze coin with a diameter of 6 cm