Válečná pamětní medaile 1864

On November 15, 1863, the then Danish King Frederick VII (1808-1848-1863) died in the Glucsburg castle in Schleswig. His death ended the rule of the Oldenburg dynasty in Denmark. The problem was raised. At this time, Prussia began to become a leading force in the German Union, and since 1862 the Prussian government has been headed by politician Otto von Bismarsk (1815-1898), who argued that the two duchies could not be separated from the Union. They will work together to enforce this proposal. The highest member of the "Union", Austria, agreed with this policy. was built by Prussian General Bedrich Count Wrangel (1748-1877). The army consisted of three army corps, one commanded by the prince of the Prussian royal family (Bedřich Karel 1825-1885), the other by the Austrian general Ludvík von Gablenz (1814-1874) and the third personally by General Wrangel.
Already on February 2, the first corps managed to cross the Schlei River, and on February 3, the Austrians conquered Oberselk and Jagel. The Danes retreated to Duppel and Alsen, where military fortresses were built after the Three Years' War. The main fighting took place from March 23 to April 18, when the Danish army was defeated. Schleswig-Holstein, including Lauenerg, remained part of the German Union. The tasks have been completed.
On November 10, 1864, King William I of Prussia (1797-1861-1871), the one who became the first German emperor on January 18, 1871, founded the War Memorial Medal of 1864 for warriors of bronze captured works (Kriegs-Denkmunze 1864, fur Kampfer, made of bronze Danish geyschutze 1864). The medal was established in agreement with the Austrian Emperor Franz Josef I. The statutes were published on November 20, 1864. The medal was intended for officers, non-commissioned officers and men, as well as military doctors, clergy and officials who from February 1 to the date of Peace of August 2, 1864 performed the function and crossed the border of Holstein. It was also intended for sailors who served on ships during the war, both in the East Sea (Ostsee), but especially for those who participated in the service of the North Sea Navy. (Nordseegeschwader).
The medal is circular with a diameter of 29 mm with a thickness of 2 mm. .) The reverse side of the medal bears in the middle of the four-line inscription: UNSERN/TAPFERN/KRIEGERN/1864 (To our brave warriors 1864). stripe in width 16mm and on the sides 8mm wide stripe white and on the opposite side the same stripe yellow (Image with the ribbon of the Iron Cross) The edge of the medal bears a description: AUS EROBERT GESCHUETZ it is From the conquered cannon.
At the same time, another medal is minted and it is the War Commemorative Medal 1864 for non-combatants made of steel. branches tied down ribbon. The ribbon is identical to the ribbon for fighters. However, the medal is rare for its occurrence in our collections.
Literature:
Hesse Walter von Hessenthal + Schreiber Georg: Die tragbarn Ehrenzeichen des Deutschen Reiches, Berlín 1940
Michetschlager Heinrich: Das Ordensbuch der gewesenen Osterreichisch-Ungarischen Monarchie, Vídeň 1918-19
Nimmergut Jorg: Orden und Ehrenzeichen 1800-1945

Courtesy of my colleague Faleristika, we see a detail of the medal, both Prussian and Austrian. Both come from a private collection.

Austria also issued a medal at this time, which is struck from captured cannon. The medal is identical to the Prussian embossing, but there is only one major difference on the obverse of the decoration. The reverse side is completely identical to the described Prussian medal. Also in Austrian medals we find on the edge of the embossing: Aus erobertem Geschuetz. the inscription is missing. This excavation was intended for non-combatants, officials, doctors, health personnel and military clergy. V. Měřička states that it was the clergy, military chaplains who wore this medal on a flowing ribbon, not on a ribbon folded in a triangle.
In the next picture we see the Austrian table medal commemorating the campaign of 1864 and a relatively well-known medal for veterans of the famous year 1864

For better clarity, we also present a commemorative medal from the years 1864 Denmark.
Commemorative medal for the war of 1864
Krigsmindemedaille 1864
The medal is round, minted in bronze at 58,000 pieces. The order was placed by the Mint of Paris and its author is a French engraver and medalist Alphé Dubois. The medal has a diameter of 31 mm with a thickness of 2.1 mm.
The obverse is a heraldic portrait of the Danish King Christian IX from the left. with description: CHRISTIAN IX KONGE AF DANMARK (Christian IX. King of Denmark)
The reverse bears the year "1864" in the middle and in the inner circle separated from the center by a pearl copy: FOR DELTAGELSE I KRIGEN (For participation in the war.) At the bottom of the inner circle is a small, five-part rose. The medal is attached to a spar, which is 31x6.5mm in size, where the spar is threaded in the middle into a spherical lug 4x4mm wide. distance 2mm from the eye cut by 2mm red-red stripes.
However, the King of Denmark had another medal made in Paris, which related to the previous three-year war of 1848-1850 and was awarded to veterans after twenty-five years. 1848-1863): On the obverse there is a portrait of the king with a copy of FREDERIK VII.KONGE AF DANMARK (Bedrich VII.král kánský dánský). On the reverse side is the same copy and in the middle the year 1848-1850, the ribbon is the same as the first medal
Literature:
Kai Meyer + P.J.Jorgensen: Danish Orders and Medals, Copenhagen 1964