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The Austrian War Medal of December 2, 1873 has a rich military history within the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Below you will find the main historical background and details about The medal was instituted by Emperor Franz Joseph I on the occasion of his twenty-fifth anniversary of his reign on December 2, 1873. The aim was to honor all soldiers who, under his rule, had taken part in the various wars and campaigns for which at that time no specific separate commemorative medal had been designed. One particular detail is the material: the medals were struck from the bronze of captured enemy cannons from the different earlier wars

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