German Awards - Olga Priesthood Degrees

The order was established by King Charles on 27 June 1871. The reason was that Queen Olga, nee Grand Duchess of Russia, gave an example in the war against France in the field of caring for the wounded and military assistance. Women, virgins, as well as men were awarded for special merits in the field of voluntary assistance in war and in peacetime. Queen Olga was a defender of the Württemberg Red Cross Medical Association. On June 16, 1889, the Queen donated the "Karl Olga Medal" in bronze and silver. After the death of the Queen on February 17, 1893, the medal was attached to the Order of Olga and awarded as the lower level of the order. Since October 18, 1905, the possession of the Karl Olga medal in silver was a prerequisite for awarding the Order of Olga.
When awarding men, the cross was equipped with a transversely standing ear, for women the cross was awarded a parallel ear for a female loop.

Cross made of matte silver with straight cross-shaped sleeves. The ends of the cruciform shoulders are in the form of a 3-petal trefoil. A short distance from the edge is a recessed line. The inner sides of the cross sleeves are front and back with rectangular, recessed, red enameled beams (Geneva cross), covered in the center by middle shields.. Front and back with raised round central screen (13 mm). On the upper cruciform shoulder there is a soldered eye with a ribbon ring.

Front side:

• Round central shield with raised rounded edge.
In
• a surrounded field intertwined, elevated,
• gold letters - K - O -.

Downside:

• Round central shield with raised smooth edge.
In
• a closed field, on a silver background, 2-line, enlarged numbers of the year :
• - 1870 -/- 1871 - separated by a horizontal stroke .

Tape:

black 36 mm wide, edging 1 mm, side stripes red 7 mm.

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