Awards of Germany - Order of the Star of Brabant Komtur 2. That is sick

Komturkreuz 2 presented here. The class may also be awarded a crown. Both classes were awarded only four times. The 2nd class comtour without a crown was awarded to Karl von Weinberg, the Greek consul in Waldfried near Frankfurt am Main, Dr. Kühne, the Prussian High Administrative Judicial Council in Berlin, Willem de Haan, the court bandmaster in Darmstadt and Sigmund Heichelheim, Privy Councilor Comn erzienrat and trade judge in Giessen, awarded. Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig established the Order of the Star of Brabant on June 14, 1914. June 24 is the birthday of Henry I of the ducal tribe of Brabant, who was also named after this order. The motto was: merit to the prince, to the people, through charity, for the welfare of the people. The order was equal in rank to the Order of Philip the Magnanimous. The purpose of the order was a connection that closely connects the prince and the people, confirmed by a visible sign. Classes were: large cross, large komtur with turquoise, large komtur 1st and 2nd class, large komtur 2nd class. Class with crown, Komtur 1. Class with crown, Komtur 1. Class, Comtour 2. Class with Crown, Comtur 2. Class, Cross of Honour 1. Class with a crown, Honorary Cross of the 1st, Honorary Cross of the 2nd degree with a crown, Honorary Cross of the 2nd. Class, Knight 1. Class with Crown, Knight 1. Class, Knight 2. Class with Crown, Knight 2nd Class, Silver Cross 1st Class. Class with Crown, Silver Cross 1. Class, Silver Cross 1. Class, Silver Cross 2. Class with crown, silver cross 2nd class and silver medal. Women's classes were: Honorary Lady of the Cross, Women's Cross 1st and 2nd Class, as well as the Silver Women's Cross and Silver Medal. Source: Award list "Order of the Star of Brabant" (1914-1918) - Grand Duchy of Hesse, Dr. Lars Adler, Darmstadt. Jörg Nimmergut «Deutsche Orden und Ehrenzeichen bis 1945» vol. 1, 1999.

The cross is gilded silver with rounded cross ends. Cross sleeves with wide, smooth, gilded edges. The inner sides are enameled with blue-gray. The front and rear parts have a round medallion in the center. An 8-beam gold star is placed on the obverse. Between the cruciform sleeves at a distance from the medallion is a bent, rotating ring. On the upper cruciform shoulder is a parallel ear with an elongated waist ring.

Front side:

• The perpendicular and horizontal rays of the star rest on the cruciform shoulders and end at the edges of the cruciform shoulders.
• The diagonal rays are shorter and end in a medallion ring.
• The middle medallion has a smooth gold edging and is also enameled with blue-gray.

Downside:

• The medallion with a smooth gold border is enameled with blue-gray.
In the
• center is a golden letter - H - under the ducal crown .

Tape:

Collar 46 mm, black, edging 3 mm, 2 golden yellow edge strips 2 mm and 5 mm, black 4 mm between them.

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