German Awards - Badge of Honor of the German Red Cross 1922 Cross 1. That is sick

The presented badge of honor is the 1st grade as the highest awarded degree of the Red Cross. The award was presented as the highest award of provincial and provincial associations for particularly successful activities or outstanding individual actions around the cause of the Red Cross. All other merits should be marked with honorary signs of land associations. The badge of honor of the German Red Cross was established by a decision of the general meeting on April 28, 1922 in 2 classes. 1st class as neck cross and 2nd class on ribbon and women's loop respectively. However, the announcement and awarding dragged on until 1924. Only on February 15, 1924 the fund was announced. The badge of honor was to be clearly different from the previously awarded medal of the Red Cross of Prussia and was awarded only for merits in the time of foundation. The badge of honor must be awarded very sparingly to ensure a high reputation. The awards have been presented by the President of the DRC since 1926 under the patronage of the Reich President. The manufacturer was Godet & Sohn, Berlin. Especially 1. The class is very rare. Source: Manfred Schemeit, badge of honor of the German Red Cross 1866 - now.

A gilt bronze cross in the shape of the Geneva Cross. Straight cruciform arms are sheathed in gold and enameled in white. The front side with a round, raised middle shield. On the upper cruciform shoulder is a curly ear with a small ring. Band ring elongated from above is suspended.

Front side:

• Round central shield with gold border. Outside is a wide black enameled ring.
• It has a golden inscription: above - DEUTSCH - below - ROTES - KREUZ -.
• There are 4 golden diamonds in the center left and right between them. Ring inside with gold border.
In
• a closed field on a white enameled background is a red golden burgundy Geneva cross.

Downside:

• Smooth and white enameled without a central shield.

Tape:

• red 54 mm wide, white edge strips 7 mm.

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