German Awards - Charity Merit Commemorative Medal

This commemorative medal was established on June 25, 1889 by Queen Olga of Württemberg with the permission of King Charles. This event was timed to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the reign of King Charles. The Queen wanted to present this medal to those who, after many years of work in the field of caring for the poor and nurses, deserved merit, but did not qualify for the Order of Olga or did not deserve merit within the framework of the Red Cross, which would justify the award. The Medal of Memory was awarded to men, women and virgins on the ribbon of the Order of Olga. The medal was awarded exclusively in silver with an award certificate. Only 200 pieces were struck in silver and one in gold at the Royal Württemberg Mint in Stuttgart. From 1876 to 1904, Karl Schwenzer worked at the mint in Stuttgart. Another 4 copies were minted in bronze and, presumably, issued to collectors. The medal is not an official award of the kingdom and was awarded only for the anniversary of the government. Source: J. Nimmergut, Deutsche Orden und Ehrenzeichen before 1945, vol. IV, 2001.

Round silver medal with raised border. Above is a soldered transverse eye with a band ring. Women's loops have a small ring and an elongated double ribbon ring.

Front side:

• Along the edge is a descriptive ring bounded on both sides by a raised line.
It bears the inscription : -
• CAROLUS - REX - OLGA - REGINA - WÜTTEMBERGIAE -.
• Below is a 5-leaf rosette.
In
• a closed, smooth field, portraits of the royal couple facing the right rise.
• In the foreground is Queen Olga with a tiara in her hair, followed by King Charles.
In
• the cervical section, the queen has a small stamp cutter - SWENZER -.

Downside:

In
• upper third round smooth surface with an eye in a triangle. (God's All-Seeing Eye)
• Based on this, a ray wreath. Thicker and thinner rays that form the background alternate.
• Every 2nd thicker ray reaches almost to the edge. Thinner ones are slightly shorter.
• On the radial wreath rises 3-line font - ORA -/- ET -/- LABORA -. (pray and work)

Tape:

black 25 mm wide, edging 1 mm, red side stripes 5 mm.

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