Medal of Honour for Acts of Devotion and Life Saving, Interior, Silver Medal (stamped "BARRE F,")

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SKU: 02.FRA.0143.302.01.001

Estimated market value:

$330 USD

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Estimated market value:

$330 USD

Attributes

  • Country
    France
  • Composition
    Silver
  • Inscription
    Obv: LOUIS PHILIPPE I ROI DES FRANCAIS Rev: MINISTERE DE L'INTERIEUR [RECIPIENT DETAILS]
  • Size
    52mm
  • Version Remarks
    This version was engraved by Jean-Auguste Barre. The portrait of the King may be left or right facing.

History


The Medal of Honour for Acts of Devotion and Life Saving is among the longest conferred awards in French history, and it has undergone many changes in design and grades since its inception.

Life saving medals were awarded under Louis XIV and Louis XVI, however the first official decoration was not established until March 2, 1820. The instructions of September 18, 1956 and April 14, 1970 outline the current form of the award.

It is awarded for acts of courage during a rescue, and may be bestowed to individuals and whole units. Any person who risks his or her life to come to the rescue of one or many persons in danger, may be recognized with the medal.

The Medal of Honour for Acts of Devotion and Life Saving is classified into three types according the division that bestowed it. Type I Medals were awarded by the Ministry of the Navy; Type II Medals were awarded by the Merchant Marine; and Type III Medals were awarded by the Ministry of the Interior.

In Type III (Interior), the Medals was first instituted in 1833, when it was awarded by the Ministry of the Interior.

Type III Medals were awarded by the Ministry of the Interior during the July Monarchy. They were non-wearable, but may have been rendered wearable with a white ribbon. The official decree permitting the Ministry of the interior to award a life saving medal was published in 1833, but there are examples which bear the name of the ministry with earlier dates.

Type III Medals (Interior) are classified into three types; Type I (1820-1848) includes the first two grades, Type II (1848-1870) includes four grades Medals, and Type III includes the grades since 1870.

Type I Medals have an obverse inscription that translates to “Louis Philippe I King of the French,” and a reverse inscription that translates to “Ministry of the Interior.”

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