Decoration of Honor of the Hungarian Red Cross
The Medal of Honor of the Hungarian Red Cross was donated on January 30, 1922 by the Reich Administrator and Head of State Miklós Horthy for services to the Hungarian Red Cross .
Classes
The foundation initially took place in three stages:
- Merit Star
- Cross of Merit
- Merit Medal
In addition, a silver and bronze medal was introduced on January 7, 1938 . On the same date, the aforementioned levels for military merit could also be awarded with the war decorations.
Appearance
The Merit Star of the Hungarian Red Cross is an eight-pointed, brilliant silver star with an applied golden, dark green enameled paw cross with wavy bar ends. There are golden bundles of rays between the cross beams. In the medallion the white enamelled coat of arms with the red Geneva cross towering over the crown of St. The Cross of Merit is the paw cross described above, the back of which is smooth.
The oval shaped merit medal is enamelled in dark green and shows the white enamelled Hungarian double cross . On the top cross is the golden crown of St. Stephen, on the lower the red Geneva cross. The edge of the medal is bordered with gold with a pearl ornament. The lapel is smooth and shows the four-line inscription CRUX / RUBRA / HUNGARICA / 1922(Red Cross Hungary 1922). The label is 34 mm wide and 48 mm high without the hanger bracket.
The silver medal is slightly larger than the merit medal, but just like the bronze medal without enamel.
At awards with the war decoration, a green enamelled round laurel wreath can be seen under the Geneva cross. This is also without enamel on the silver and bronze medals.
Carrying method
Merit star and merit cross were worn as a plug-in cross , the merit and the other two other medals on a white ribbon with red, white and green stripes on the left side of the chest.
Others
In addition to these badges of honor, the President of the Red Cross in Hungary also awarded a badge of honor, which could also be worn on the left side of the chest by the retired person.
literature
- Roman von Procházka : Austrian Order Handbook , Ed .: Graf Klenau OHG, Munich 1974, p. 136
- Ágnes Makai and Vera Héri: Kereszt, Érem, Csillag - Kitüntetések a magyar történelemben , Helikon Kiadó 2002