Medal for the Citizens Guard

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The medal for the citizen guard was an award in the Papal States . The founder was Pope Gregory XVI. The foundation date was the year 1840. A letter dated July 15, 1840, at the instigation of Prince Orsini as Senator of Rome , allowed with papal approval to award two gold and ten silver medals to worthy people on the day of the “papal coronation” every year.

Order decoration

The order decoration had the binding and loosening key on the front under the tiara and was based on the motto “Gregorio XVI. institui 1840 “.

The reverse showed two closed oak branches tied to a wreath. The ribbon bore the inscription "Al merito", which means something like "the merit". Below the inscription, the symbolic figures of Rome, Romulus and Remus , were depicted with the suckling she-wolf. The inscription next to the wreath "Guardia civica" completed the award.

The medal was available in gold, silver and bronze.

Ribbon and way of wearing

The ribbon was edged in yellow and white. The way of carrying was determined on the left side of the chest.

literature

• H. Schulze, Chronicle of all known knight orders and decorations, which are awarded by sovereigns and governments, together with images of the decorations, Volume 1, Moeser and Kühn, Berlin 1853, p. 1149