balkanphila Posted January 30, 2011 Posted January 30, 2011 (edited) Serbian Cross of Charity (1912) version 19 mm ! Statutory diameter of medaillons is 16 mm . Produced by Brothers Huguenin Swiss. Edited January 30, 2011 by balkanphila
balkanphila Posted January 30, 2011 Author Posted January 30, 2011 Serbian Cross of Charity (1912) version 19 mm ! Serbian Cross of Charity is founded on 7 June 1913 and was granted during the Balkan wars, men and women, wives of the diplomatic corps, who has been active for wounded soldiers and to all persons, including men who have carried out extensive work in trying to improve conditions for treating the wounded and sick soldiers of the Serbian army, but even the Turkish prisoners of war and Bulgarian Soldiers at 2.Balkan War. The medal is awarded for hard and demanding work during the epidemic, fires, floods, famine, . It certainly was for charity work associated with the financial support for hospitals and especially security of drugs and dressing materials for the needs of field hospitals and aid station. Cross is produced by Bertrand Arthur Paris and company Huguenin Frères Le Locle, Switzerland. Ribbon is light blue. Women wear a cross on a ribbon folded into decorative bows. Cross is a fine and carefully excavated, Maltese type. The area of the cross is a very fine grain. The central medallion, which is a red enamel has in its center Year 1912 (rarely 1913). Two variant exists, which varies the size of the center medallion .Statutory diameter of medaillons was 16 mm . and 19 mm (rarely). Free translation of the description: "Cross of Charity. - The wounded and sick 1912 or 1913 " The back of the Cross for all variants is the medallion crowned with an old Serbian eagle emblem on his chest. There are two basic types: 1.Cross, dated 1912 a.-Central madaillon size 16 mm b.-Central medaillon size 19 mm 2.Cross, dated 1913
larsb001 Posted January 30, 2011 Posted January 30, 2011 ... and a rather unusual miniature of this cross! Enjoy, Lars
orden_master Posted January 30, 2011 Posted January 30, 2011 Here is the same miniature from my own collection Best regards Milan ... and a rather unusual miniature of this cross! Enjoy, Lars
Emanuel Posted February 2, 2011 Posted February 2, 2011 Nice medal Balkanphila and great Mini's guys too. Dear Milan, glad to see you back in this forum ,as there was rumors in collector's cycles that you sold in bulk your complete collection. Are you back once more with some nice pieces? In any case, glad to see you around my friend ;)
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