Medal of Labor (Monaco)
The medal of work was donated by Decree No. 284 on December 6, 1924 by Prince Louis II of Monaco and is awarded for many years of loyal service in the private or public service with an employer in the country.
The medal consists of three levels and can be awarded after 30 years (gold - silver gold-plated ), 25 years (silver) and 18 years ( bronze ) activity, calculated from the age of 18. Since January 29, 2007, the medal has only been awarded in two stages - silver and bronze.
The round medal shows the portrait of the ruling prince turned to the right. The corresponding inscription in a circlet, for example LOVIS II · PRINCE · DE · MONACO (Louis II. Prince of Monaco) on the first coinage . A wreath of oak leaves can be seen on the reverse . The words PRINCIPAVTE DE MONACO (Principality of Monaco) are in the upper semicircle of the ring and HONNEVR × TRAVAIL (Honorable Work) in the lower half . A bar runs horizontally on which the name of the borrower is engraved.
The award is worn on a white ribbon with red stripes and an edge strip with red rhombuses on the left side of the chest. The individual levels are identified by the number of red stripes on the tape.
Ceremony carried out in each case at the Monegasque national holiday by the Minister of State of Monaco.
literature
- Jacques Guiraud-Darmais: Ordres et Décorations Monégasques. 2me édition augmentée, review, corrigée. Archives du Palais Princier, Monaco 1996, ISBN 2-903147-15-9 .