Awards of Germany - Medal of the Military Order of St. Henry in Gold

By decree of the new charter, King Anton on December 23, 1829 changed the former medal "For Military Merit" to the medal of the military order of St. Heyrich and awarded it a medal of the 5th class. Under King Frederick Augustus II. Medals were newly minted. The Stämpelschneider was Friedrich Ulbricht. Medals now had raised lugs and were smaller. The medals were gold, bronze gilt and silver. They came to the award only in the campaigns of 1848/49, 1864, 1870/71 and 1914/18.
Medals of 1866 were minted in Vienna and had modified stamps as the only version. In addition to some deviations, the name was embossed under the neck - ROTHE - and the medals had a large ball eye. In other campaigns, the same medal was always awarded. In 1916, the brand was renewed. The print is so good that the differences are barely noticeable. Among rewardings the following is known: 1849 13xSilver, 1866 16xGold and 261xSilver, 1871 77xGold and 1108xSilver and till 1917 97xGold, 53xBronze gilded and 8299xSilver.
Medals with an ordinary ear and without a manufacturer under the cervical part are private replicas.

Round medal made of gold with a border. Above is a soldered spherical eye with a ribbon ring. On the rim is a round punch.

Front side:

In the
• center of the picture is a portrait of Friedrich August Kos.
• On the edge of the inscription - FRIEDRICH - AUGUST - KOENIG - V. - SACHSEN -
In
• the cervical compartment, the letters - F.U. - for Friedrich Ulbricht.

Downside:

A
• laurel wreath is tied along the edge below. This at the bottom is superimposed on:
Trophies, 2
• crossed cannon pipes, 2 banners and 2 standards also crossed.
• On the standards you can now see rectangular signs with the Saxon coat of arms with a crown.
In
• the field above it between the laurel wreath is a three-line font:
• - MERIT -/- IN THIS -/- FATHERLAND -.

Tape:

35 mm wide, blue edges, yellow side stripes of 3 mm.

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