War Merit Honour Medal for Women

SKU: 02.SXW.0113.201.01

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  • War Merit Honour Medal for Women Obverse
  • War Merit Honour Medal for Women Obverse
  • War Merit Honour Medal for Women Reverse
  • War Merit Honour Medal for Women Reverse

Attributes

  • country
    Germany
  • date of institution
    August 15, 1915
  • remarks
    The German name of the award is ‘Ehrenzeichen für Frauenverdienst im Kriege'.

Physical Description


A smooth oval medal with a raised edge, constructed of silvered war material. The obverse features the right-facing portraits of Grand Duchesses Feodora and Maria Paulowna with the circular inscription ‘FEODORA - MCMXV - MARIA PAVLOWNA - MDCCCXV - GROSSHERZOGINNEN VON SACHSEN’. The reverse features the crowned intertwined monogram ‘WEF’ and the date ‘XV. AVGVST MCMXV’, with the semi-circular inscription ‘FRAUEN - VERDIENST - IM KRIEGE’ (‘female merit in war’). On a loop for suspension, on a red ribbon with a narrow inner green and a broader outer white border on each side.

History


The War Merit Honour Medal for Women was founded by Grand Duke Wilhelm Ernst. It was awarded to women for distinguished services within wartime activities.

The medal was originally designed to be manufactured from silver, but due to wartime shortages the medals were made with silvered war material.

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  • Price

    $100 USD

  • Composition

    Silvered War Material

  • Inscription

    Obv: FEODORA MCMXV-MARIA PAWLOWNA-MDCCCXV-GROSSHERZOGINNEN VON SACHSEN Rev: FRAVEN VERDIENST IM KRIEGE XV AVGVST MCMXV WEF

  • Size

    38x52mm

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