Medal - In Memory of Prince Rudolf 1889 front Medal - In Memory of Prince Rudolf 1889 back
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Medal - In Memory of Prince Rudolf

1889 year
Copper 6.11 g 27 mm
Description
Location
Austrian Empire
Emperor
Francis Joseph I (Franz Joseph I) (1848-1916)
Type
Medals › Commemorative medals
Year
1889
Composition
Copper
Weight
6.11 g
Diameter
27 mm
Shape
Round with a loop
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-11-14
References
Numista
N#199763
Rarity index
97%

Reverse

Imperial eagle with arms of Habsburg-Lorraine

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ZUR ERINNERUNG
30. JAN. 1889

Edge

Plain

Comment

The Mayerling incident is the apparent murder–suicide of Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria and his lover, Baroness Mary Vetsera.