Germany Prussia Commemorative Cross for the Battle of Koniggratz (Sadowa) 1866

Imperial Germany - Prussia: Koniggratz Cross 
for participation in the respective battle (also 
known as battle of Sadowa).
Made of bronze of captured Austrian cannons. 
The medal was instituted by King Wilhelm I in 
1866 following the victory of the Prussian 
Coallition in the War against Austria and its 
German allies.
The war was fought between the German 
Confederation under the leadership of the 
Austrian Empire and its German allies on 
one side (Bavaria, Saxony, Wurttemberg 
etc) and the Kingdom of Prussia with 
its German allies (Mecklenburg, Oldenburg, 
Anhalt, Brunswick, Hanseatic Cities etc) 
and Italy on the other.
The War resulted in Prussian dominance over 
the German states.
In the Italian unification process, this is called 
the Third Independence War.

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1866 German Civil War

Item 100% original - original ribbon

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