Hamburg Medal of Thanks (storm surge 1962)
The Hamburg Thank You Medal (storm surge 1962) is a state award of the State of Hamburg , which was donated on May 8, 1962 by the Senate of the Free Hanseatic City by Senate resolution.
Award requirements
The medal of thanks can be awarded if the recipient has distinguished himself through sustained assistance during and after the storm surge in 1962 . It was explicitly regulated according to Hanseatic tradition that the medal of thanks is not awarded to the citizens of the Hanseatic city. The same applies to the members of the Hamburg fire brigade and other participating state agencies. The medal of thanks was only given to external helpers and members of external aid organizations . Incidentally, the Hamburg Senate has not yet published the award guidelines. This is also no longer to be expected. Therefore, no specific award procedures are known.
Appearance, texture and way of wearing
The bronze medal has a diameter of 32 mm and shows the symbolic representation of a rescue from a storm surge on the front. This symbolism is reflected in the depiction of a rescuer in a small rowing boat pulling a person out of the water. The reverse of the medal shows the Hamburg state coat of arms, which is supported by the inscription: DAS DANKBARE HAMBURG / SEINEN FRIENDS IN DER / NOT + XVII. FEBRUARY 1962 is broken. The medal of thanks is worn on a wide white, red-rimmed and twice red striped ribbon on the upper left side of the chest.
Authority to award
The medal of thanks is awarded by the Senate of the Hanseatic City. The entrusted receives a corresponding certificate with the handing over of the medal.
Award numbers
The awards have since been discontinued. There were around 15,800 awards given to external helpers.
Others
The symbolism of a rescue from a storm surge shown on the front has also been used unchanged in all other Hamburg medals donated due to floods. So so far on the:
Web links
- Pictures and information about the medal on Feuerwehr-Orden.de
Individual evidence
- ^ Hamburg Senate resolution of May 8, 1962, 1st and 3rd paragraph of the resolution.