Medal "For selfless activity in wartime"
Medal "For selfless activity in wartime"
- Material: dark bronze
- Size: 33mm
- Weight: 17.5g
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, 1,000 medals were minted. 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. On October 16, 1918, another 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. The medal was not refundable after death and remained with the heirs. There are also miniatures of 16.1 mm. They should have been worn if a large medal did not fit the occasion, as wearing only tape was prohibited. Of the 1,000 medals minted, 998 were awarded. Of the 600 medals struck in war metal, only 24 were awarded. The whereabouts of the remaining medals are unknown. Source: Eike Lehmann, Medal "For Selfless Activity in Wartime," in orders and badges of honor, No. 92 and No. 100, 2014/2015.
Round bronze medal with raised border. Above is a soldered ordinary eye with a ribbon ring.
Front side:
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Tape:
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Medal "For selfless activity in wartime"
Medal "For selfless activity in wartime"