Wound Medal (Austria-Hungary)
The wounded medal ( ung. Sebesültek Érme , colloquially also known as the wounded medal ) was donated by Emperor Charles I of Austria-Hungary on August 12, 1917 and could be awarded to officers , non-commissioned officers and men who were or were wounded in the war as a result of fighting became disabled.
Appearance
The round medal was designed by medalist Richard Placht and shows in the middle the portrait of the donor, turned to the right. The inscription CAROLVS above the head and two crossed laurel branches below the picture . On the back is LAESO MILITI (The Wounded Soldier) and the number MCMXVIII . The medal was made of fine zinc or bronze, the zinc version has a diameter of 37 mm and a weight of 24.4 g.
Carrying method
There were a total of six different ribbons, which differed depending on the number of wounds or the severity of the injuries. War invalids wore the ribbon with a blood-red stripe, while one to five wounds were marked by one to five blood-red central stripes.
The award was worn on the ribbon on the left chest.
In the First Republic , persons who had received an Austro-Hungarian Medal for Bravery , the Karl Troop Cross or the Wound Medal were entitled to wear crossed swords on the ribbon of the War Memorial Medal in accordance with the ordinance (Federal Law Gazette No. 507/33) of November 10, 1933 .
- Ribbons of the wounded medal
War invalids
a wound
two wounds
three wounds
four wounds
five wounds
See also
literature
- Dietmar Hinze: The Austrian Wound Medal from 1918 . In: Orders and Medals. The magazine for friends of phaleristics , publisher: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Ordenskunde , issue 113, 20th year, Gäufelden 2018. ISSN 1438-3772.
- Arthur H. Houston, Vicken Koundakjian: Wound Medals, Insignia and Next-Of-Kin Awards of The Great War. OMSA 1995.
- Václav Měřička : Orders and decorations of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. Prague 1974.
- Johann Stolzer, Christian Steeb: Austria's order from the Middle Ages to the present. Akademische Druck- und Verlagsanstalt, Graz 1996, ISBN 3-201-01649-7 , pp. 248–249.
