Serbia Serbia - THE CHARITY CROSS

[Igor Ostapenko]

Simple cross , but silver hallmarked and gilded :blush:

[jovanmara]

There are several variants of this Charity Cross

I will try to put the photo.It is clear that I does not know how to do it. Could somebody send me the instructions.

Kind Regards

Edited September 20, 2012 by jovanmara

[Igor Ostapenko]

Dear Jovan ,

I receive from you pictures of these 5 crosses , I will post them

My cross like 5th cross ?

Edited September 25, 2012 by Igor Ostapenko

[Emanuel]

Nice Jovan,

great collection you have there, thumbs up for your photos with the variants.

[jovanmara]

Hello Igor

I need photo of Your medal from the side like I send You the one that is rare.

Please if it is possible that will be the great information .

KIND REGARDS

[jovanmara]

Hello Igor

Once again PLEASE could You explain me hov to put photos on the reply and in the galery I would like to put my collection in the galery and it is more than 550 items.

REGARDS

Jovan

[Igor Ostapenko]

Hello Igor

I need photo of Your medal from the side like I send You the one that is rare.

Please if it is possible that will be the great information .

KIND REGARDS

Hello Jovan ,

You must go to QUOTE button ,

whrote your text and down - ATTACH FILES option ( I'm not sure about this option for Basic Members , sorry )

I try to make photos

[Igor Ostapenko]

not good pictures ?

some one cross sold http://www.ebay.com/itm/380168705479

[Igor Ostapenko]

today arrived ... demaged , but nice !

[paja]

Greetings gentlemen,

I just wanted to conclude that in the post #3 we can see pictures of all 4 (5) types of the Charity Cross.

-- 1. type has a year 1912 inscribed with large numbers on the front side with the Cyrillic text "ZA NEGU RANJENIKA I BOLESNIKA"

(for taking care of the wounded and the sick) around it.

-- 2. type is the same as the previous except the year is changed to 1913, and the eagle on the back side is silver. Only on this type color

of the eagle is silver, on the rest of the medals it is always golden.

-- 3. type has the inscription "ZA NEGU" in the central part of the medal and the the rest of the slogan "RANJENIKA I BOLESNIKA"

and the year 1912 around it. This type has 2 variants. First - medal is minted from a single piece of metal, and the second variant

where the central part is made separately and then applied to the cross.

-- 4. type is different by size. First three types are 40x40mm while dimensions of the central part are 15x15mm,

fourth type is 38x38mm and 18x18mm.

Regards,

Radmilo

[Rickus]

Greetings gentlemen,

I just wanted to conclude that in the post #3 we can see pictures of all 4 (5) types of the Charity Cross.

-- 1. type has a year 1912 inscribed with large numbers on the front side with the Cyrillic text "ZA NEGU RANJENIKA I BOLESNIKA"

(for taking care of the wounded and the sick) around it.

-- 2. type is the same as the previous except the year is changed to 1913, and the eagle on the back side is silver. Only on this type color

of the eagle is silver, on the rest of the medals it is always golden.

-- 3. type has the inscription "ZA NEGU" in the central part of the medal and the the rest of the slogan "RANJENIKA I BOLESNIKA"

and the year 1912 around it. This type has 2 variants. First - medal is minted from a single piece of metal, and the second variant

where the central part is made separately and then applied to the cross.

-- 4. type is different by size. First three types are 40x40mm while dimensions of the central part are 15x15mm,

fourth type is 38x38mm and 18x18mm.

Regards,

Radmilo

Hi Radmilo,

Would you have any idea which Cross of Mercy might have been issued to nurses who served in Serbia in 1915? I have a letter from the British Red Cross to my grandmother announcing the award on behalf of the Kingdom of Serbs Croats and Slovenes in 1920 but the medal has been lost.

regards,

Rickus

[paja]

Hi Radmilo,

Would you have any idea which Cross of Mercy might have been issued to nurses who served in Serbia in 1915? I have a letter from the British Red Cross to my grandmother announcing the award on behalf of the Kingdom of Serbs Croats and Slovenes in 1920 but the medal has been lost.

regards,

Rickus

Greetings Rickus and welcome to the GMIC.

I've tried to find out which type of the cross was issued at what period and had no luck. Serbian magazine Dinar #23 from 2004 on page 84 contains a great text about the Charity Cross. It can be read there that the first two types were also awarded during WW1... Around 7000 of these medals were awarded and my guess would be that your grandmother received the first variant of the third type considering that that type is the most common one. I'm sorry that I was not able to give you more precise answer...

Best regards,

Radmilo

[Rickus]

Greetings Rickus and welcome to the GMIC.

I've tried to find out which type of the cross was issued at what period and had no luck. Serbian magazine Dinar #23 from 2004 on page 84 contains a great text about the Charity Cross. It can be read there that the first two types were also awarded during WW1... Around 7000 of these medals were awarded and my guess would be that your grandmother received the first variant of the third type considering that that type is the most common one. I'm sorry that I was not able to give you more precise answer...

Best regards,

Radmilo

THANK YOU VERY MUCH RADMILO!

[paja]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH RADMILO!

You are welcome! I'm glad if my answer was of some use to you.

Best regards!

[Igor Ostapenko]

another cross  

[paul wood]

Igor,

Never seen one as a pin-back, I wonder if it is a privately made adaptation.

Paul

[Igor Ostapenko]

Yes, privately made, but not adaptation - not was loop for ribbon

Edited May 6, 2016 by Igor Ostapenko

[Rogi]

Very interesting private piece

[paja]

Amazing piece, thanks for photos! I have never seen anything like that before.
Two details caught my attention, pin is put on the front side of the medal and one of the central medallions is rotated.
Regardless of that a great find, my congrats!

[Igor Ostapenko]

Thank You !