Medal dated August 10, 1792
The medal of August 10, 1792 could be awarded to all persons of the French Swiss Guard who had participated in the defense of the Tuileries Palace in Paris during the uprising of August 10, 1792 . It was donated by the federal government on August 7, 1817.
The round medal made of iron shows on the front the federal coat of arms with the inscription TREUE UND EHRE , on the back surrounded by a laurel wreath the date X AUGUST MDCCXCII in three lines .
The award was worn on a red ribbon with white stripes on the left side of the chest. A white Swiss cross can be seen on the ribbon.
See also
literature
- Gustav Adolph Ackermann: XIV. Switzerland . Badge of honor. In: Order book of all orders and decorations that have flourished and died out in Europe . Rudolph & Dieterici, Annaberg 1855, ISBN 3-8262-0100-0 , p. 183 ( online in Bayerische Staatsbibliothek [accessed June 8, 2020]).