Orders & Medals Society of America

Figure 1: Commemoration Medal for Volunteers of the Netherlands Provence, 1793, obverse. Image attributed to Reference Catalogue Orders, Medals and Decorations of the World, A-D, Borna Barac.
Introduction:
The Emperor Franz II established the Commemoration Medal for Volunteers of the Netherlands Provence in 1792 as a reward for those Dutch citizens who volunteered to serve in the allied forces or who had rendered support to the Austrian Army in the war...

Introduction:
The Military Merit Medal (Militärverdienstmedaille), 1911-1917 is not at first glance a very important looking decoration. However to the Austrian officer corps and to the empire it was a decoration of substantial significance. This can be recognized...

During a cleanup of an old collection I ran across an old manuscript by Eric Ludvigsen. Read for yourself:
The Griffon Order of the Mecklenburg Grand Duchies – An Outline
Especially the remarks on sword awards are quite interesting.

Figure 1: Silver Military Merit Medal on civil ribbon. Image from the author’s archive.
Introduction:
The Military Merit Medal (Militärverdienstmedaille), 1911-1917 is not at first glance a very important looking decoration. However to the Austrian officer corps and to the empire it was a decoration of substantial significance. This can be recognized...