| 1898 Jubilee Medal | |
| Status: | No longer awarded |
| Established: | 2 December 1898 |
| Higher: | Bronze medal of the Decoration for Services to the Red Cross |
| Lower: | 1908 Jubilee Cross |
The 1898 Jubilee Medal (de|Jubiläums-Erinnerungsmedaille 1898) was a military and civil decoration of Austria-Hungary established in 1898 and awarded for the anniversary of Emperor Franz Josef's accession to the throne of the Habsburg Empire.
The 1898 Jubilee Medal was created by Emperor Franz Josef on 2 December 1898 in order to commemorate the 50th anniversary of his accession to the throne of the Habsburg Empire[1]
The medal was 34–35 mm in diameter. The golden Jubilee medal had an eagle on top. The obverse of the medal bore the portrait of Emperor Franz Josef. On the reverse is written MDCCCXLLVIII-MDCCCXCVIII (1848–1898) in a laurel wreath. The medal is suspended from a red trifold ribbon for the armed forces, a red and white for civilians, and a white ribbon with a wide red stripe for Court officials. It was possible to receive both military and civilian versions of the medal if the receipient was both a civilian state official and, for example, an officer in the reserve.
The civilian version and the one for military personnel had different inscriptions around the obverse:
Civilian version:FRANC•IOS•I•D•G•IMP•AVSTR•REX•BOH•ETC•REX•AP•HVNG.
Military version:FRANC•IOS•I•D•G•IMP•AVSTR•REX•BOH•ETC•AC•AP•REX•HVNG.
The medal came in four versions: