Kossuth Order
The Kossuth Order ( Hungarian Kossuth Érdemrend ) was founded on May 19, 1948 by the Hungarian Parliament by its chairman Árpád Szakasits as the last order of the Kingdom of Hungary before it was converted into a People's Republic . The award was made for outstanding services to world peace as well as for services to art, culture, science and education to nationals and foreigners. The award is named after the Hungarian freedom fighter Lajos Kossuth .
Order classes
Order decoration
The sign of the order is a gold - plated multi-rayed star, of which eight points, each the horizontal, vertical and diagonal, are decorated with a spherical ornament. A medallion is placed in its center, which shows the colored coat of arms of Hungary with a double cross on the Dreiberg on a white background . The medallion is enclosed and bounded by a green, closed laurel wreath with red fruits, which runs clockwise.
Carrying method
The first class consists of a beige sash , the hem of which is alternately red, white and green in the national colors of Hungary, and is carried from the right shoulder to the left hip. A loop is sewn onto the sash, in the middle of which there is a rosette with the medallion of the order. In addition, the holder was decorated with a breast star on the left side of the breast. The second class was initially donated as a neck medal , but then converted into a smaller breast star. Otherwise it is identical to the first class star. A horizontally soldered needle with a counter-hook is attached to its back. The III. The class has been reduced again and is worn on a triangular ribbon over the left chest of the borrowed person. The color of the ribbon corresponds to that of the sash.
literature
- Ágnes Makai, Vera Héri: Kereszt, Érem, Csillag. Kitüntetések a magyar történelemben. Helikon Kiadó 2002.
- Roman von Procházka : Austrian Order Handbook. Graf Klenau OHG, Munich 1974, pp. 138-139.