Argentine Rescue Medal
The Argentine Rescue Medal is an award from the country of Argentina , which was donated in three classes by the Prefect General of Ports on December 4, 1905, based on a resolution of the Argentine Ministry of the Navy. However, the award regulations were not issued until June 1906.
Classification
Award terms
The first class medal in gold is awarded if the rescuer has shown a single act of such extraordinary courage during the rescue act that the rescue of a person who is in danger of death on the sea, rivers or canals entitles him to this honor. The second class of the medal in silver is awarded if the rescue act was carried out at risk of death and the III. Class in bronze for an ordinary rescue of people from mortal danger.
Appearance and wearing style
The gold, silver or bronze medal has a diameter of 34 mm and shows the coat of arms of Argentina on its obverse . This coat of arms was surrounded by the inscription: PREFECTURA GENERAL MARITIMA in 1937 . Before that it was called PREFECTURA GENERAL DE PUERTOS . The lapel shows a shield that has been incised and rolled up several times over its entire surface, through the holes of which two oak branches wind their way. When the medal is awarded, the name of the rescuer and the location of the rescue act are engraved on this plate. Repeated rescue acts, which lead to another award of the III. Lead classes are marked only by adding a clasp on the ribbon. A multiple award of the last class is therefore excluded. The medal for all classes is worn on the upper left side of the chest on a white ribbon in which a 3 mm wide vertical central stripe is woven on both sides, which also forms the hem.
Individual evidence
- ^ Uniforms market, year 1937, issue 11, page 166