1913 Austria Adriatic Exhibition Medal Archduke Franz Ferdinand

The Austrian Adriatic Exhibition held in Vienna in 1913, an event highlighting Austria-Hungary’s naval strength and Adriatic trade. The medal commemorates Archduke Franz Ferdinand, patron of the exhibition and heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, whose assassination a year later in 1914 triggered World War I.
Obverse: Portrait of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Este facing right. Around left edge: ERZHERZOG FRANZ FERDINAND, and below truncation: R. MARSCHALL FEC. (engraver Rudolf Marschall).
Reverse: Allegorical female figure seated by the sea, holding an olive branch — symbolizing peace and prosperity — with battleships in the background. Inscription around: ÖSTERR. ADRIA. AUSSTELLUNG, below: WIEN 1913 (Austrian Adriatic Exhibition, Vienna 1913).
Medalist: Rudolf Marschall (1873–1967)
Edge: Plain
Country: Austria
Year: 1913
Metal: Bronze
Diameter ± 50 mm
Weight ± 47.89 g
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