Wound Medal (Austria-Hungary)

Wound Medal (Verwundetenmedaille, Sebesültek Érme)
Obverse of Wound Medal with ribbon for 5 wounds
Type	Military medal
Description	Zinc medal with bust of Emperor Karl on the obverse and the words LAESO MILITI and the date MCMXVIII on the reverse, suspended from a trifold ribbon.
Country	Austria-Hungary
Eligibility	Soldiers and civilians attached to Austro-Hungarian military units who were wounded in combat, became disabled or suffered serious health damage in connection with military actions.
Campaign(s)	World War I
Status	Obsolete
Established	August 12, 1917
Reverse of the Wound Medal
Precedence
Next (higher)	Karl Troop Cross
Next (lower)	War Medal 1873

The Wound Medal (German: Verwundetenmedaille, Hungarian: Sebesültek Érme, Croatian: Ranjenička medalja) was a decoration of the Empire of Austria-Hungary. It was established on August 12, 1917, by Emperor Karl and was the last medal to be officially founded in the empire.

The Wound Medal was awarded to service members of the Austro-Hungarian armed forces and to persons attached to the Austro-Hungarian armed forces who were wounded as a result of combat operations. Besides wounded persons, it was also awarded to persons who were disabled or suffered serious damage to their health in connection with military actions.