War memorial for 1815 (Frankfurt am Main)
The war memorial for 1815 was donated on April 2, 1816 by the Senate of the Free City of Frankfurt . It could be awarded to officers and men from the area of the city of Frankfurt who had made outstanding contributions during the wars of liberation .
The medal is a silver medal with a Frankfurt eagle looking to the right on the front, the chest of which is adorned with an F. In the center of the back, enclosed by a palm and a laurel wreath , the words FRANKFURTS STREITERN IM BUNDE 1815 can be read.
The award was worn on a 37 mm wide red ribbon with three white stripes on the medal buckle.
literature
- Paul Joseph, Eduard Fellner: The coins of Frankfurt am Main. Verlag Joseph Baer + Co., Frankfurt am Main 1903.
- Volker Löbner, Tilman Lombard: Frankfurt medals and decorations. 1806-1866. From the holdings of the Historisches Museum Frankfurt am Main, Volume I: Frankfurter Militär. Löbner Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 2015, ISBN 978-3-87390-344-9 .