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Description: | whole: square (with rounded, convexed corners)
design: Archduke Franz Ferdinand (in uniform) and Princess Sophie von Hohenberg, joint portrait busts, right profile. All within a plain
circular cartouche superimposed upon the plaque. At each corner of the piece are five laurel leaves.
This early First World War medal represents a restrained though clearly patriotic commemoration of the assassination of
Archduke Franz Ferdinand (the heir to the Hapsburg empire) and his wife, Princess Sophie von Hohenberg in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914. The
medal dealer Schulman stated in his April 1916 catalogue that the plaque was made from the bronze of captured enemy
cannon. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | Franz Ferdinand (Archduke) portrait / personification Franz Ferdinand Sophie von Hohenberg Assassination of & 28/6/1914 Archduke of Austria-Hungary commemorative Princess | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Bachmann, R | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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