Medal for self-sacrificing work in wartime

The medal for self-sacrificing activity in wartime was on November 10, 1915 by Prince Heinrich XXVII. Donated by Reuss in recognition of meritorious achievements in the field of charity on the occasion of the First World War .

The badge of honor is a round medal made of bronze and shows on the front center the crowned initial of the donor H and below the Roman numerals XXVII . On the reverse, enclosed by an oak wreath , the five-line inscription FOR FAITHFUL WORK IN IRON TIME 1914 .

The award was worn on a yellow ribbon with black and red stripes on the left chest.

Web links

• Eherenzeichen-Orden.de - Medal for self-sacrificing work in wartime

literature

• The collection of the Defense History Museum in Rastatt Castle; 1 medals and decorations , Freiburg im Breisgau 1977
• Eike Lehmann: The medal “For self-sacrificing work in wartime” in the principalities of Reuss, younger and older. In: Orders and Medals. The magazine for friends of phaleristics, publisher: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Ordenskunde , issue 92, 16th year, Gäufelden 2014. ISSN 1438-3772.