War memorial 1848–1849

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The war memorials 1848-1849 was amended by the Senate of the Free City of Frankfurt founded on 21 February 1854, and was all members of the Frankfurt line battalion , which on the side of the German Bundestag in the years 1848 and 1849 at the Schleswig-Holstein survey had participated , be awarded.

The award is a bronze paw cross on the upper arm of the cross with the Frankfurt coat of arms, an eagle looking to the right. On the horizontal cross arms from right to left the inscription 1848 AND 1849 . In the lower arm of the cross there is an oak wreath tied together at the bottom . On the reverse FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE IN WAR .

The award was worn on a white ribbon with red stripes on the left side of the chest.

literature

  • Karl Hermann von Heyden : The Concordia Order, the Medals of Honor, as well as the campaign and seniority symbols of the Grand Duchy, the General Government and the Free City of Frankfurt. Frankfurt am Main 1890, ISBN 3-932543-64-5 .
  • 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 .