Germany Awards - Cross of Honour for Voluntary Care in Peacetime

The Cross of Memory/Honorary Cross for voluntary care in peacetime was established on March 1, 1912 by King Frederick Augustus III. Donated. On October 11, 1915, the Cross of Memory was renamed the Cross of Honor. The foundation was founded on the Memorial Cross of 1870/71, established by King Johann on July 6, 1871. It was awarded for services to voluntary nursing during the war and other noble and selfless actions. Awarding could be both male and female, as well as virgin. King Frederick Augustus III. wanted to continue awarding in wartime and peacetime and determined the change of crosses. When awarded, for the first time, a certificate of ownership was awarded. Before that, a copy of the constituent act was handed over. The cross was not refundable. Due to the short rental period and the outbreak of World War I, when other commemorative crosses were awarded for voluntary nursing with annual numbers, these crosses are very rare. By 1914, only 43 crosses had been awarded.

Gilded bronze cross. Cruciform shoulders with raised, smooth edges. The insides are finely indented. The ends of the crosses are slightly curved inward. Enameled medallions are placed in front and behind. Between the cruciform arms at a short distance is a dense, 3-row wreath of left oak foliage and right laurel foliage. (The reverse side faces sideways) On the upper cruciform sleeve is an ornament with an ear and a belt ring.

Front side:

• Round central shield with a wide red enameled ring.
• It has 6 small, 6-beam, gold stars at an equal distance.
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• a closed, deepened and finely cut gold field, the raised cipher is F - A - R -.
• The letters are intertwined and overstated with a crown.

Downside:

• Central shield with white enameled backing.
• Red enameled Geneva cross.

Tape:

white 36 mm wide, green edges 5 mm, central stripes green/white striped 14 mm.

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