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Name of Object:

Medal of Emperor Franz Joseph I

Location:

Vienna, Austria

Holding Institution:

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Coin Cabinet

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Date of Object:

1873

Inventory Number:

MK_005788_1914B_01 and MK_005788_1914B_02

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Zinn

Description:

This medal depicts the Egyptian pavilion of the 1873 World's Fair in Vienna. The opposite side of the medal has a portrait of Emperor Franz Joseph. The medal was created in commemoration of this event.

Citation of this web page:

"Medal of Emperor Franz Joseph I" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;at;42;en

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MWNF Working Number: AT 043

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