WW1 Austro Hungarian Red Cross 2nd Class w Wreath 1864 1914

For sale is a Austro-Hungarian Red Cross Merit medal 2nd class without ribbon. This decoration was authorized on August 22, 1914 on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the ratification of the Geneva Convention in 1864, seeing issuance beginning in 1914. This example features a wreath indicating for military service. A small hallmark of the letter “A” is present on the ribbon ring.

This decoration was issued for meritorious service in support of the Red Cross, in time of war. The insignia with war decoration was an award for actions in support of the humane efforts of the Red Cross. The insignia without war decoration were issued for significant donations to the Red Cross in support of the war effort. The class of the decoration received was determined for those with war decoration by the rank of the recipient and for those without war decoration by the amount of the donation.

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