Germany Awards - Baden Free State Salvation Medal

This rescue medal was established on 28 February 1919 by the provisional government of the Free State of Baden. The medal was awarded for saving human lives. Rescue medals awarded in the Grand Duchy of Baden were no longer awarded. The new rescue medal was one-class and was designed in June 1920 by stampelschneider Heinrich Ehehalt from Karlsruhe. The production number is 120 pieces, but it is not occupied. On the front side there are medals with the signature of a stamp cutter and without it - H.EHEHALT. Some medals were gilded. The medal was not refundable. The presentation included a certificate. In the case of underage rescuers, the medal was awarded to parents or legal representatives. In rare cases, the presentation took place only upon reaching the age of 18. The award ended with the decree of the Reich President of June 22, 1933 on rescue medals on April 8, 1934. After that, the Medal of Salvation and the Medal of Remembrance for saving the German Empire from danger were uniformly awarded.
The medal is very rare. Of the 120 medals likely to have been made, just over 80 awards.

Cast and minted bronze medal. Above is a regular eye with a flat ribbon ring.

Front side:

• Front side without raised edge. Along the edge is the inscription - FOR - DIE - SAVING - TAT - ° -.
• Central on a pedestal with 15 small balls or stones underneath, depicting
• A person who, slightly bent, wears the back to the back of another rescued person.
• Under the base in the center deepens the die cutter - H.EHEHALT.

Downside:

• A back with a raised edge in the form of a pearl cord.
In
• the center over 2 crossed branches. From left to right from above is a laurel branch with fruits.
• Above it, from right to left from above, an oak branch with fruits.
At the
• bottom is a 2-line font - REPUBLIK -/- BADEN -, below it is a dot.

Tape:

yellow 36 mm wide, yellow edges 2 mm, 3 red stripes 6 mm each.

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