Austria Hungary WWI Order of Elizabeth Silver Medal for Merit 1898

Austro-Hungarian Empire: Order of Elizabeth, 
Silver Medal for Merit.
Obverse: A Cross with equal arms stylized with 
lily blossoms. 
In the center, the bust of St Elisabeth of Hungary.
Reverse: The Imperial Monogram of Kaiserin 
Elisabeth formed in rose branches & surrounded 
with rose flowers.
The Order, named after St Elisabeth of Hungary, 
was instituted in 1898 to honor and commemorate 
Kaizer Franz Joseph's late wife, Kaizerin Elisabeth, 
who had been assassinated on Sep. 10 of the same 
year.
The award was intended exclusively for female 
recipients, regardless of social status or religion, 
for merits in religious, philanthropic and/or 
charitable work. 
The Order was disbanded in 1918 following the 
end of WW1 and the collapse of the Monarchy.
Only 208 Elisabeth Medals for Merit were ever 
awarded (163 domestic awards and 45 to 
foreigners) consequently the medal is scarce.

FULL SIZE

1898 - WW1 1914 -1918

Item 100% original - most likely original ribbon 
(UV negative)

Condition as on the photos

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