German Awards - Friedrich Bathildis Medal

This medal was established by Prince Frederick on December 24, 1915. It served to recognize the merits in the field of charity during the war. The medal was awarded to men, women and virgins who did not have prestige and regardless of the rank, who in the difficult period of the war earned merits in the field of military care and charity, having made outstanding sacrificial activities. Medals were awarded with and without the manufacturer under the neck. The proposal for the award was made by Princess Bathildis. The medal was awarded with a diploma and was not subject to return. The circulation is about 310 pieces. There are also medals with a regular ear and made of military metal. These should be prints or so-called pieces of chips. The stamp was performed by Rudolf Kovartzik, a teacher at the Baden School of Arts and Crafts in Pforzheim. Source: J. Nimmergut, Deutsche Orden und Ehrenzeichen bis 1945, vol. III, 1999.

Round bronze medal without raised border. At the top there is an embossed wide transverse protruding tab through which the tape is stretched.

Front side:

In the
• center behind each other are portraits of the prince and his wife, facing left.
• In the foreground is the prince behind the princess.
• On the left along the edge is the inscription: - FRIEDRICH - ° - BATHILDIS -.
• Right on the edge abbreviation: - F. & F. z. V.I.P. (Prince and Princess in Waldeck and Pyrmont)
• Under the cervical department of the prince are small: - ° - R. KOVARZIK - ° -.

Downside:

• At a greater distance from the edge, a wreath of palm branches (diameter 23 mm)
• Above and below on the wreath is a raised small heart.
• In the nested field, 5-line font: - ° - FOR - ° -/- TRUE - ° - VALID -/
• - ° - IN - ° -/- IRON - ° - TIME -/- ° - 1915 - ° -.

Tape:

• golden yellow 36 mm wide, edging 1 mm, side stripes black/red 4 mm each.

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