Saxony Officers Welfare Service Honour Cross 1914 - 1915 Accession Number: RELAWM01308

Description

Saxony Officers Welfare Service Honour Cross 1914 - 1915. A gilt cross pattée with a half oak leaf and half olive leaf wreath between the arms. Obverse: On the central disc the crowned royal cypher 'AR' within a blue enamel circle containing six stars. Reverse: '1914' over '1915' in the centre. The medal is fitted with a loose ring suspender and a piece of 33 mm ribbon with four white and three green stripes of equal width.

Contextual Description

Awarded to Saxon officers for welfare service during 1914 and 1915. The medal is sometimes referred to as the Nursing Cross. This medal forms part of a collection assembled by the Memorial in the 1920s for display.

Details

Accession Number
RELAWM01308
Maker
Unknown
Classification
Heraldry
Object Type
Award
Physical Description
Material: Enamel
Material: Gilded bronze
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
c 1915
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright not applicable

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