German Awards - Common Badge of Honour with Jubilee 50

The general badge of honor was established on January 18, 1810 by King Frederick William III. Donated. At that time, under the name "General Merit Medal," it was awarded in 2 classes as a medal, gold and silver. In 1814, the 1st class was transformed into a silver cross. Already in 1830, the 1st grade was awarded the Order of the Red Eagle of the 4th degree. the class is converted or assigned instead. The general badge of honor from that time was one-class. Due to the long awarding period, the award was the most frequently awarded award in the Kingdom of Prussia. Over time, there have been stamp changes and various ribbon changes, as well as additional attributes. Anniversary signs were introduced in 1851 and were awarded to persons whose celebration coincided with the anniversary of the service. This applied to all civil servants without exception. There was no talk of private service employees. In addition to the jubilee shield - 50 - they were awarded with shields with - 60. Shields with - 65 - and - 70 - are also listed as possible, but as far as I know, undetectable and unconfirmed. In 1890, the General Badge of Honor in gold was re-established. In 1912, the establishment of the General Badge of Honor in bronze followed. Already in 1900, the Gold Medal was replaced by the Cross of the Common Badge of Honor. This could be awarded as a promotion also with a crown. During the war, a ribbon of remembrance was established in 1870/71 and the Red Cross was established. Medals with an anniversary shield are rare. In particular, shields are desirable counterfeit objects to cheaply overestimate partially cheap items. Source: J. Nimmergut, Deutsche Orden und Ehrenzeichen bis 1945, vol. II, 1997.

Round silver medal with raised edges. Above, parallel soldered eye. A hollow embossed round anniversary sign with an angel-shaped ribbon ring is glued into it with the help of a small eye.

Front side:

• Along the edge is a laurel wreath tied with a loop from below.
• In the included field, a 3-line enlarged font:
• - MERIT -/- UM -/- DEN - STATE -.
• Anniversary sign with a smooth raised border. The umbrella is finely grainy.
• It has increased the number - 50 -, only the boundaries are increased, including punctures.

Downside:

• Above in the center is a 5-beam Prussian royal crown.
• Including a confusing and confusing cipher - F - W - R -.
• Among the arches - R - Roman number - III -.

Tape:

• white 35 mm, white edges 2.5 mm, orange side stripes 7 mm.

Obverse: Common Badge of Honor with Anniversary Mark 50

Reverse: Common Badge of Honor with Anniversary Mark 50

Established:

January 18, 1810 by King Frederick William III.
1851 Introduction of Jubilee Shields

Awarded:

1851 – 1918

Data:

• Material: Silver
• Size: 39mm, shield 9mm
• Weight: 24.8g

estimated collector price:

430 – 480 €

OEK Number:

1826