Plaque of honor of the city of Frankfurt am Main

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The plaque of honor of the city of Frankfurt am Main has been awarded annually since 1952 to personalities who have rendered outstanding services to the city of Frankfurt am Main in local political , cultural , economic , social or urban development areas and who have contributed to increasing the city's reputation through their work .

history

design

Frankfurter Adler by Hans Leistikow, 1924

In 1911 the city of Frankfurt am Main donated three silver and three bronze plaques of honor, designed by the sculptor Alexander Kraumann . They measured 70 × 55 millimeters and were embossed on the front with "Honorary gift of the city of Frankfurt am Main", including the crowned head of the Frankfurt city eagle. On the back there was a figure of a woman with a branch and a laurel wreath and a toddler.

In 1929 the sculptor Benno Elkan created a new plaque of honor, which was executed in bronze. It showed a city silhouette dominated by towers on the front and the inscription “Thanks to the City of Frankfurt” on the back. The first plaque was awarded at the same time, but the new one as the highest award.

In 1936 the sculptor Ludwig Mergangn designed a new plaque of honor, which was to serve as the highest honor from 1937. Finally, in 1952, Richard Scheibe created a new plaque made of bronze. All previous badges were no longer awarded by resolution no. 1102 of September 15, 1952. The front of the plaque showed the Francofurtia , a woman who wore a shield with the Frankfurt city arms in her left hand and a small branch in her right hand, as well as the inscription “Ehrenplakette der Stadt Frankfurt am Main” on the left and right. The Roman is shown on the back .

In 1976 the plaque of honor was redesigned. The honor plaque, which has been in effect since then, shows the uncrowned Frankfurt city eagle based on a design by Hans Leistikow from 1924.

Award

The city did not always adhere to the city council's decision to only award the honor plaque to five people a year from 1972 onwards, following an almost inflationary awarding practice; there were already more award winners in 1980 and 1981.

The previous practice of honoring full-time members of the magistrate, mayors and lord mayors has now largely been abandoned, as they are elected and paid to do something positive for the city. Honorary members and other citizens, on the other hand, should primarily benefit from the honor plaque as an award for their commitment to the city.

In addition to the large plaque and an award certificate, the Leistikow city eagle has also been awarded since 1991 as a miniature plaque that can be attached to a woman's blouse or lapel.

Award winners

Web links

  • Prizes and honors from the city of Frankfurt am Main, with the list of personalities awarded the plaque of honor

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from June 10, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Illustration of the honor plaque from 1911, Institute for City History, Frankfurt am Main @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.stadtgeschichte-ffm.de
  2. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from June 10, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Illustration of the honor plaque from 1929, Institute for City History, Frankfurt am Main @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.stadtgeschichte-ffm.de
  3. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from June 10, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Comparison of honor plaque 1952 (left) with the current honor plaque (right), Institute for City History, Frankfurt am Main @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.stadtgeschichte-ffm.de
  4. ↑ Steinberg receives plaque of honor from the city of Frankfurt ( Memento of the original from March 28, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.muk.uni-frankfurt.de archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Press release. University of Frankfurt. March 21, 2012. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
  5. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated December 12, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / ndp.fnp.de
  6. ↑ Enrico Sauda: "Full of honor" for Kaehlbrandt. In: Frankfurter Neue Presse from May 4, 2017.
  7. ↑ Plaques of honor for Brother Paulus, Gabriele Eick and Nader Maleki at par.frankfurt.de , the former website of the city of Frankfurt am Main
  8. ↑ https://www.kultur-frankfurt.de/portal/de/Kulturdezernat/Preise2cEhrungen26Stipendien/89/1677/0/0/11.aspx