Gordon Craig Posted November 26, 2007 Author Share Posted November 26, 2007 The backs of these two awards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Craig Posted November 26, 2007 Author Share Posted November 26, 2007 (edited) Now on to the pins I had originally planned to post. Red Cross organizations around the world seem to produce lots of small pins, and as we are well aware, a lot of them have an original purpose in being given out but those reasons have fanded into the past and we may never find out their significance. Some of the following pins fall into that category, others do not.The first pin is an inexpensive plastic one 5.5 cm in diametre (2 1/4") for what would be termed in Canada as the Junior Red Cross. Regards,Gordon Edited November 26, 2007 by Gordon Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Craig Posted November 26, 2007 Author Share Posted November 26, 2007 (edited) The reverse of this pin. There is a paper insert inside the plastic with the writing on it. Edited November 26, 2007 by Gordon Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Craig Posted November 26, 2007 Author Share Posted November 26, 2007 (edited) A pin celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Red Cross in Hungary dated 1881-1981.It is 3.3 cm in diametre (1 3/8"). Edited November 26, 2007 by Gordon Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Craig Posted November 26, 2007 Author Share Posted November 26, 2007 The reverse of this pin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Craig Posted November 26, 2007 Author Share Posted November 26, 2007 The next two pins would be what are normally refered tomin English as "lapel pins" because of their small size. The first one is a blood donor pin with a white background and a green wreath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Craig Posted November 26, 2007 Author Share Posted November 26, 2007 The revere of this pin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Craig Posted November 26, 2007 Author Share Posted November 26, 2007 The next pin has a black background and bears the familiar Hungarian symbol of the lamp. From looking at these types of awards in my collection I feel that the lamp was the more recent of the two designs. I do not know if the background colours have any significance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Craig Posted November 26, 2007 Author Share Posted November 26, 2007 The reverse of this pin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Craig Posted November 26, 2007 Author Share Posted November 26, 2007 Here is a similar pin design to the previous two except that it has a gold "1" on a red background in the upper right corner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Craig Posted November 26, 2007 Author Share Posted November 26, 2007 The reverse of this pin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Craig Posted November 26, 2007 Author Share Posted November 26, 2007 The next pin is of a totally different design from what you normally see. The writing on the pins translates as "First Aid" for the first word and possibly "helper" would be a good eplanaton of the second word although that is just aguess on my part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Craig Posted November 26, 2007 Author Share Posted November 26, 2007 The reverse if this pin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Craig Posted November 26, 2007 Author Share Posted November 26, 2007 The next pin is clearly Hungarian Red Cross related but of what significance I have no idea. It was done in hot enamel so an early period piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Craig Posted November 26, 2007 Author Share Posted November 26, 2007 Reverse of this pin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Craig Posted November 26, 2007 Author Share Posted November 26, 2007 (edited) The last one I have to post may not be Red Cross related but it does bear the Red Cross symbol and is definitely Hungarian because of the colours and writing on it which translates as "Effective Public Health". This is a small pin being only 1.4 cm (3/4") in diamtereRegards,Gordon Edited November 26, 2007 by Gordon Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Craig Posted November 26, 2007 Author Share Posted November 26, 2007 The reverse of the pin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redcross Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 your last one must be Red Crossthe design, in different colorsis also used by the Romanian Red Crossalso for public health of some sortI've haddd the impression thatthere were soviet approved designswhich are used in many of the satelites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulsterman Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 I got a red cross bronze version (as illustrated above) this week. Some of the older photos have evaporated into cyberspace over the past 2 years sadly.Just to confirm-is this the Hungarian Red Cross Merit Medal: bronze class? Rakosi era? The enamel work is superb-as always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Craig Posted April 12, 2008 Author Share Posted April 12, 2008 Ulsterman,From your photo/scan it appears to be the bronze class of the Hungarian Red Cross Merit Medal. As to Rakosi era? No way for me to tell. You say it is enamelled so it is earlier than the painted ones but that doesn't help us confirm time frame any more than that unfortunately. I have no resource material on Red Cross badges so nothing to look in to help.Regards,Gordon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redcross Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 I'm fairly certain that the badge in post #64is not Red Cross - the colors are reversed,as to what it is... there are a number of relatedorganizations - first aid, samaritans,that exist in various eurpoean countries[the swiss, germans, austrians & itallians are ones I've seen examples]or it might just be "patriotic"besides organizations using a white cross on a red fieldthere are others using a green cross on a white fieldmuch of the time when I've run into white cross on red fieldmy first suspicion is that its something swissas the orgin of the red cross symbol is the inverse of the swiss flag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Craig Posted April 13, 2008 Author Share Posted April 13, 2008 Redcross,Thanks for your comments on the badge in post #64. Very possibly it is some organization related to what you have suggested. Something I'll have to watch in the future.Regards,Gordon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Craig Posted April 26, 2008 Author Share Posted April 26, 2008 Gents,I've just acquired some new material which may halp shed some light on at least some of the Red Cross awards in this thread. Once I get time to translate it I'll start posting the info.Regards,Gordon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holdencaulfield Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Dear Gordon Craig, I am a Hungarian collector. I would like to inquire about the badge in post # 64. I do not think either that the badge would be Red Cross emblem. I would like to buy it from you or I could exchange it for an other, rare, Hungarian Red Cross badges from the WWI, WWII or from later period. I am waiting for your answer. Regards, holdencaulfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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