Red Cross Decoration, I Class Cross (pin back, in silver gilt)
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SKU: 02.PRU.0133.101.01.000
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Medal (in shape of the cross) in silver, silver gilt and enamels, 47.3mm x 47.05mm, pin back, frame of the cross in silver, unmarked, in extremely fine condition and very scarce. An excellent example. Footnote: although in the shape of the cross, the official name of this award is “Rote Kreuz Medaille 1. Klasse. “ (Red Cross Medal 1st class).
This decoration was founded by King Wilhelm II following the suggestion of his wife, Queen Augusta Victoria.
The Decoration was conferred upon men and women who had rendered exceptional service in the car of the sick and wounded during times of peace and war.
The Decoration featured three grades, and in order to be awarded the I Class Cross, the recipient had to have already received one of the lower award grades.
The I Class Cross was worn as a brooch on the breast.
After 5 years of service, recipients were eligible to receive the next class of the Medal.
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