German Awards - Badge of Honor for Women 1. Office

The badge of honor for women was established on December 31, 1899 by the Grand Duke Karl Alexander of Saxe-Weimar in 3 departments. Women were awarded for their merits in the Fatherland and charity. Achievements in the field of medical care, assistance to the poor and community assistance in orphanages, culinary and household schools were especially noted. Women were mostly members of domestic sororities in the Grand Duchy or direct employees.
Presented here 1. The department was granted after a faithful 20-year activity. The 2nd department was then granted for 30 years of activity. This medal additionally received an open, gilded, 5-curved crown movably associated with the medal. The 3rd detachment was then awarded for 40 years of service in this area of ​ ​ the Fatherland and charity. The medal additionally has a gilded laurel wreath and a gilded crown as a wreath.
All insignia are very rarely especially 2nd and 3rd divisions.

High oval silver medal with a raised, bent inward and stepped rim. Above is a regular eye with a ribbon ring.

Front side:

• Inside along the edge is a pearl cord. Then an increased rewrite starting below:
• - MARIA - PAVLOVNA - GREAT HEART - V.- SAXONY - GROSSF.- V.- RUSSIA -.
• It is separated from below by a 6-ray small star.
In the
• center is a portrait of the former Grand Duchess.
At
• she has a tiara hairstyle reminiscent of antiquity.

Downside:

• The inside is without a pearl cord around the edge. On the bottom half along the edge, the font:
• - FOR - WOMEN - (-) - MERIT -. Central interlocking and embellished cipher - C - A - S - for Karl, Alexander and Sophia (Grand Duke's late wife)
• The letters - C - and - S - are mirrored. Point - S - dashed, and point - C - shaded.

Tape:

38 mm red, 1 mm red edges, 5 mm yellow side stripes.