Noor Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 Hi all, I would like to share my very first medal from Denmark - Commemorative Medal for the War of 1864. Nice and interesting piece. If some of you have more information about this, I would be very happy to learn more! As far I know that this medal was awarded as a commemorative medal from 1864 Danish-Prussian war. Made in France. How many of these was aprox minted... 50,000-60,000? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great Dane Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Congrats! A similar medal was struck for the first Danish-Prussian war 1848-50. Both medals weren't awarded until 1876 because of long winded discussions of whether it was 'appropriate' to award them or not. A shameful affair... one of the arguments for not awarding medals just after the war(s) was that it might offend the Prussians(!) Both the 1848-50 and 1864 medals were awarded approx. 40.000 times each. The medal for participants in both wars were awarded about 3.000 times. The 1848-50 medal has the bust of King Frederik VII on the obverse and '1848-50' on the reverse. The 1864 medal has the bust of King Christian IX on the obverse and '1864' on the reverse. The 1848-50/1864 medal has the busts of King Frederik VII and Christian IX on the obverse and '1848-50 1864' on the reverse. The recipients did have to have been involved in frontline service. Personnel who spend all the time in the reserve force did not receive the medal. /Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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