German Awards - Cross of Merit to the Federal Republic of Germany 1. That is sick

Presented here Federal Merit Cross 1. The class was the upper class for "normal" members of the Confederacy. A gilded special level was reserved for members in the general rank. A prerequisite for the 1st class was at least 3 years of possession of the 2nd class. In exceptional cases, with appropriate justification or excellent merit, the award could have taken place earlier. The union was founded on June 16, 1905 in Essen. The illustrious Field Marshal von Heseler is named after him. The Prussian officer was highly regarded for his impeccable career and virtues. The goal was to unite the unions of soldiers of the XV, XVI centuries. and XXI. Unite the corps of the old army. At the 38th meeting of the Bundestag in Hohenlimburg on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Confederation, the Confederate Cross of Merit was established in three stages. The 2nd grade was a silver-plated cross on a ribbon with black enameled cross-shaped sleeves. 1st class as a plug cross has blue enameled cross-shaped brackets on the front side. A special stage is made by analogy, but gilded. Designed by Adam Donner in Elberfeld, Theaterstr. 2. The company then also adopted the manufacture of all classes. After consideration of applications by the Federal Council, their presentation was made by the Federal President. In addition, 4 Reichsmarks had to pay for the badge of honor from the awarded. The cross was to be returned, but could be acquired by relatives. At the Order Act of 1934, the award ended. About 2,000 crosses of all classes were made, with 1st class and especially the special stage particularly rare. After that, the Confederation limited itself to honorary orders and established a flag medal for clubs. The union consisted of about 150 partnerships or unions with about 10,000 members. Source: J. Nemmergut, Order and Badge of Honor, Journal of DGO, No. 46, 2006.

Maltese-shaped silver-plated copper alloy plug cross. The cruciform brackets on the front side are silver, and the blue ones are transulently enameled. Between the cruciform sleeves at a distance there is a silver-plated oak-leafy wreath tied from below with a loop. On the smooth silver-plated back is a vertical pin with a needle-fixator made of a curved sheet. In the center of the manufacturer.

Front side:

• Separately minted, soldered medallion with corrugated, raised border.
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• a closed smooth midfield, the image of Field Marshal von Heiseler.

Downside:

• The back is smooth and silver-plated.
• Vertical - pin with sheet metal lock.
• Central two-line manufacturer: - ADAM - DONNER -/- ELBERFELD -.

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