Honor ring of the city of Essen

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Coat of arms of the city of Essen

With the ring of honor of the city of Essen , the second highest award of the city of Essen for the honorary citizenship , characterized the city since 1961 figures , which have rendered outstanding degree to this. The ring of honor is awarded by the Essen City Council.

shape

The ring of honor is made of smoothly polished 750/000 gold with a 15 by 19 mm blue lapis lazuli in the ring head, in which the city's coat of arms is engraved. This engraving is designed with fine gold, which symbolizes the city colors blue and yellow. There are eight to ten baguette-cut diamonds set in platinum on the left. An outside engraved inscription bears the lettering Ehrenring der Stadt Essen , the inside engraving the name of the recipient and the date of award.

Body

The mayor and the parliamentary groups of the city council are entitled to make proposals .

Certificate and ceremony

A certificate is issued for the award of the ring of honor, which is to be signed by the mayor. Their wording, which indicates the merits of the borrower, which were decisive for the award, is to be made public.

statute

With the statute of October 25, 1961, the city council decided to establish the ring of honor of the city of Essen (based on §§ 7 and 28 of the municipal code for the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in the version of October 28, 1952 (GS. NW. 167)). The statutes came into force for publication in the official gazette of the city of Essen on November 11, 1961. The right to wear the ring of honor is only available to the borrower and expires upon death. Thereafter, the award remains with his heirs, but they are not entitled to wear it.

Bearer of the ring of honor

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