German Awards - Badge of Honour for Midwives

The badge of honor was established on January 6, 1914 by the Grand Duchess Theodora with the permission of the Grand Duke Wilhelm Ernst of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. The awards went to the nation's midwives, who have done their jobs flawlessly for 25 years. The brooch could not be returned and could be transported even off-duty. The Grand Duchess took on charitable duties as Landesfürstina and took over the protectorate over the Patriotic Institute of Women's Clubs, and later was chief executive of the Central Directorate of Red Cross Women's Clubs in the Grand Duchy. Award data is unknown. Due to the short lease term and small size of the country, the badge of honor is very rare and accordingly expensive. Source: Lutz Fritsche, Order and Badge of Honor of the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach 1815-1918, 2012.

Octagon, silver brooch. The back side with a horizontal pin with a mating hook. On the rim of silver epaulettes - SILVER - 990 -.

Front side:

• The octagonal, raised margin is bounded internally by a smooth, broad ring.
At
• the corners of 7 points graduated to the side.
• The midfield is finely punctured underground.
In the
• center rises a mirror cipher - F - F - for Theodora under a large 5-arched crown.
• The imperial apple cross lies on the rim. Under the cipher a large number - 25 -.
• On the base are incomplete, wide, smooth circular lines with raised edges.
• 5 circular lines touch the smooth inner ring at the same distance.
• Under the cipher in the center is a circular line.

Downside:

• Smooth and silver.
In the
• center is a horizontal needle soldered in a loop.
• The soldered counterhook is wide.

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