Guelph Order Medal
The Guelph Order Medal was an additional Hanoverian award in addition to the actual Guelph Order .
This medal was donated on August 12, 1815 to honor the bravery of the NCOs and soldiers. The founder was King Ernst August . Holders of the medal could continue to wear the award after completing their military service. The award was associated with an annual donation of 24 Reichsthalers .
Order decoration
The order decoration was a silver medal with the portrait of the founder on the front and the inscription "GEORG PRINZ REGENT". The reverse with the inscription "MERIT UMS FATHERLAND" had a personal engraving for the wearer . The first and last name of the recipient was engraved around the edge.
Ribbon
The ribbon was the ribbon of the Guelph Order.
literature
- Court and State Manual for the Kingdom of Hanover, Verlag der Berenberg'schen Buchdruckerei, Volume 1846, 1846, p. 31
Individual evidence
- ^ Patent relating to the revised statutes of the Guelph Order. Hanover 1841