German Awards - Medal "For Selfless Activity in Wartime," Gilded in Wartime Metal

The medal presented here is one of the few pieces of gilded military metal (zinc alloy) awarded back in 1918. On October 16, 1918, 600 medals were ordered on the AWES coin. These medals, according to modern data, were made of military metal with gilding. They have an embossed, decorated ear on top with a small ring and a ring of tape. Of the 600 medals struck in war metal, only 24 were awarded. The whereabouts of the remaining medals are unknown. The medal was not refundable after death and remained with the heirs. The medal was established on November 10, 1915 by Prince Henry XXVII. donated. Men and women who received services in the field of charity in wartime were awarded. The design of the medal is taken from the AWES coin in Berlin, on which the stamps were also made. In 1915, 1000 medals were minted in bronze. They came in a case and corresponding tape until 30.10.1915. Later designs differ from trial designs in the distance of the oak wreath from the edge. It comes to the edge. Source: Eike Lehmann, Medal "For Selfless Activity in Wartime," in orders and badges of honor, No. 92 and No. 100, 2014/2015.

Round medal made of gilded military metal with a raised border. Engraved on top, decorated with berries with a hole. A small ring with a band ring passes through it.

Front side:

• The edge is formed from a 4-fold cross-tied oak deciduous wreath.
• The crosses of the tape are located at the top, bottom and sides, respectively, at a distance of 1/4.
• In the nested field, 5-line font: - FOR -/- FIDELITY - ACT -/
• - IN -/- IRON - TIME -/- 1914 -.

Downside:

• Above is the crown. Among them is a cross-hatched letter - N - in the old font.
• Under which - H - Roman number 27 - XXVII -.

Tape:

• yellow 30 mm wide, edges 1 mm, side stripes black/red 3 mm each.

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