Commemorative medal for the liberation of Upper Hungary

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The commemorative medal for the liberation of Upper Hungary (Felvidéki Emlékérem) also known as the Franz Rákóczi Medal was donated on November 4, 1938 by the Hungarian ruler and head of state Miklós Horthy as a reminder of the recovery of Upper Hungary and the Sub-Carpathian regions.

Award conditions, appearance, nature and way of wearing

The medal could be awarded to the following people:

  • all ranks of the army that had crossed the border between Hungary and Czechoslovakia in the formation,
  • the members of the gendarmerie posted to carry out ,
  • all other units of the Hungarian army that were in increased readiness on the northern and eastern borders of Hungary without having participated in the transfer itself, as well as all
  • Members of the 1st and 2nd main group of the Royal Hungarian Ludovika Academy who had participated in the troop formation at the ceremonial entry into Košice . You could also
  • Members of the Hungarian police involved received the medal.

The name of the medal goes back to the Hungarian folk hero Franz II. Rákóczi , who became known beyond the borders of Hungary mainly for his uprising against the Habsburgs from 1703 to 1711. The medal itself is bronze and shows the relief image of Rákóczi on its obverse, who looks to the right when viewed from the observer. His relief image is framed by the inscription in Latin : PRO PATRIA ET LIBERTATE * RÀKOCZY * (FOR FATHERLAND AND FREEDOM). The reverse of the medal shows the six-line Hungarian inscription: A / MAGYAR / FELVIDÉK / FELSZABADÍTÁSÁNAK / EMLÉKÉRE / 1938 (IN MEMORY OF THE LIBERATION OF UPPER HUNGARY 1938). The medal was worn as a triangular ribbon over the left breast pocket on a 41 mm wide half blue / red ribbon in the colors of the House of Rákóczi behind the Hungarian team service award III. Class. Incidentally, the award of the medal was free of charge. An identity card was handed over to the borrower about the award.

See also

literature

  • Roman von Procházka : Austrian Order Handbook , Ed .: Graf Klenau OHG, Munich 1974
  • Ágnes Makai and Vera Héri: Kereszt, Érem, Csillag - Kitüntetések a magyar történelemben , Helikon Kiadó 2002

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Excerpt from the description of the medal, printed in the magazine Uniform-Markt, issue 7, year 1943, page 5