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Description: | obverse design : Emperor Franz Josef I and Kaiser Wilhelm II, joint busts, left profile, in uniform
obverse text : "FRANZ.JOSEPH.I. WILHELM.II."
reverse design : lion, sitting facing right, flanked by text
reverse text : "NIEMALS SICH BEUGEN" & "KRÄFTEN SICH ZEIGEN . RUFET DIE ARME DER GÖTTER . HERBEI"
exergue : "K.u.K.- INFT.REGMT.- NRO:99" & "SEINEN WITWEN u. WAISEN 1915"
First World War Austro-Hungarian patriotic portrait medal commemorating Emperor Franz Josef I (1830-1916) and Kaiser
Wilhelm II (1859-1941) as the dual embodiments of the Austro-German military alliance. The piece also pays tribute to the service of the
Austro-Hungarian 99th Infantry Regiment (Vienna garrison, commanded in 1914 by Oberst Felizian Krasel). The inspirational reverse text is
translated as 'Never submit' and 'To show oneself strong calls upon one the arms of the Gods'. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | First World War & Alliance Wilhelm II Emperor portrait / personification Central Powers & 1915 AH.A & Infantry Regiment Franz Josef I 99 commemorative Kaiser of Germany | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Grath, A | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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