German Awards - Memorial Cross for Non-Combatant 1849

The Memory Cross for 1849 was donated along with the Memory Cross in 1863/64, in addition to the 1849 Memory Cross Fund for fighters, on August 8, 1890 by King Albert of Saxony. Since 1874, after the founding of the Battle Cross, there have already been aspirations to expand the circle of persons eligible for receipt. The cross was awarded to persons who were on active service at that time, but did not participate in the campaign in Holstein. The cross had to be asked, sought, sought. Individuals who no longer lived in Saxony applied to the Saxon War Office. Citizens of Saxony have applied to the appropriate district command at their place of residence. A prerequisite was the presentation of military documents, as well as leadership certificates. The colors of the ribbon of the cross were turned to the fighter cross blue with yellow side stripes. The exact number of awards is unknown to me. Source: J. Nimmergut, Deutsche Orden und Ehrenzeichen bis 1945, vol. III, 1999.

Light bronze cross. The cruciform shoulders, with straight ends, have a raised, wide, smooth edge. The inner sides of the cruciform sleeves are fine-grained. Front and back sides with a relief, large, raised middle shield. On the upper cruciform shoulder is a strong eye with a ribbon ring.

Front side:

• The central shield is formed by a wreath connected from below by a double loop.
• It consists of left laurel and right oak foliage and flows into the upper part of the royal crown.
In
• a closed, finely divided field, the cipher laced into each other is A - R -.
• (Albertus Rex)

Downside:

• The central shield is formed by a wreath connected from below by a double loop.
• It consists of left laurel foliage and right oak foliage.
In
• a closed, fine-grain field, the increased number of the year is 1849.

Tape:

• light blue width 36 mm, edges 1 mm, side stripes yellow/light blue/yellow 2 mm/2 mm/6 mm.

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