Dear Imperial collectors,
I really need your help on this. I recently purchased a 2-piece medal bar with the 1866 Konigsgratz Cross as well as the Commemorative Centenary Medal. Is this combination possible? I always thought that to get the Centenary medal in 1897 you had to be still in service, and if so, shouldn't there also be a 1870 Franco-Prussian medal? Or was this given to retired personal (like a 1866 veteran who no longer served in 1870) as well?
I usually collect awards from the 1914-1918 era, the 19th century awards and regulations are still a big mystery to me.
Any help and / or explanation is much appreciated.
I really need your help on this. I recently purchased a 2-piece medal bar with the 1866 Konigsgratz Cross as well as the Commemorative Centenary Medal. Is this combination possible? I always thought that to get the Centenary medal in 1897 you had to be still in service, and if so, shouldn't there also be a 1870 Franco-Prussian medal? Or was this given to retired personal (like a 1866 veteran who no longer served in 1870) as well?
I usually collect awards from the 1914-1918 era, the 19th century awards and regulations are still a big mystery to me.
Any help and / or explanation is much appreciated.
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