Awards of Germany - Commemorative military coin for volunteers of 1813

The medal was instituted by King Ernst August on 11 May 1841. This commemorative military coin was awarded to Hanoverian citizens and foreigners who voluntarily joined the Hanoverian army to promote the liberation of the country from Napoleonic domination. The medals were made of captured bronze tools. Many medals were subsequently gilded. Such an increase in medals is not official. Source: J. Nimmergut, Deutsche Orden und Ehrenzeichen bis 1945, vol. 1, 1999.

Round medal in bronze (also gilded) with a border. A wide ear with a ribbon ring is soldered on top.

Front side:

• The central one is a raised cross with figured cross-shaped shoulders and a designated round middle part.
• A cross with smooth edges and a slight gradation inward.
• The inside of the cross is subtly shaded. On the upper cruciform shoulder rises a crown.
In the
• center of the cross are intertwined letters - E - A - R -.
• On the lower cross sleeve increased year - 1813 -

Downside:

• Along the edge, at a short distance from below, a laurel wreath tied with a loop.
In
• a surrounded field, a big year increases - 1813 -

Tape:

• white 35 mm wide, white edges 1 mm, side stripes yellow 9 mm.

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