Name of Object:

Buckle for enlisted rank of the Austro-Hungarian gendarmerie in Bosnia-Herzegovina

Location:

Vienna, Austria

Holding Institution:

Austrian Military Museum / Institute of Military History

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Date of Object:

End of the 19th century

Inventory Number:

HGM_MHI_1_belt

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Metal

Description:

This characteristic metal buckle with the coat of arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina was used by all enlisted ranks of the Austro-Hungarian gendarmerie in Bosnia-Herzegovina, which maintained domestic order in these two provinces. The main deployments of the gendarmerie were in the regions of Sarajevo, Travnik, Banja Luka, Bihac, Tuzla, Mostar, Trebinje and Gorazde.

Citation of this web page:

"Buckle for enlisted rank of the Austro-Hungarian gendarmerie in Bosnia-Herzegovina" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2025.
https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;at;47;en

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