Overview
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Anna Neumann Taylor
Physical Details
- Classification
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Military Insignia
- Category
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Medals
- Object Type
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Medals, Austro-Hungarian (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Medal with loop at the top (a) and red and gray striped trifold ribbon (b). The obverse features a bust of Emperor Karl with his name in Latin "CAROLVS" above and a wreath of laurels below. Between the bust and the laurels in smaller letters is the name "R. PLACHT." The reverse featured the words "LAESO MILITI" and the date in Roman numerals "MCMXVIII."
- Dimensions
- a: Diameter: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm)
b: Height: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Width: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) - Materials
- a : metal
b : cloth
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The medal was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2017 by Anna Neumann Taylor.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-03-02 08:46:36
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn614784
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