Decoration of the Hungarian Red Cross
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Decoration of the Hungarian Red Cross Magyar Vöröskereszt Díszjelvénye | |
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Type | Military decoration |
Presented by | Hungary |
Eligibility | Individuals who worked in the voluntary emergency services of the Red Cross |
Established | 30. March 1922. |
![]() Ribbon of Merit Medal, with war decoration |
The Decoration of the Hungarian Red Cross (Magyar Vöröskereszt Díszjelvénye) was a Hungarian award instituted on 30 March 1922 by Regent Miklós Horthy to mark the 50th anniversary of the Geneva Convention. It was intended to honour individuals who had worked in the voluntary emergency services of the Red Cross, either in peacetime or in war. In 7. January 1938 the original 3 decorations were augmented with 2 medals, the Silver and the bronze medal. Because war was inevitable all classes received a war decoration sub-class.
The order consists of three classes, as well as an associated medal in two classes:
- 1st: Star, with and without war decoration
- 2nd: Merit Cross, with and without war decoration
- 3rd: Merit Medal, with and without war decoration
- 4th: Silver Medal, with and without war decoration
- 5th: Bronze Medal, with and without war decoration
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References
[edit]- Dr. Szentváry-Lukács János. "Magyar rendjelek és kitüntetések" (in Hungarian). akm.jjsoft.hu. Archived from the original on 2010-06-10. Retrieved 2010-05-09.
- "Magyar kitüntetések viselési sorrendje" (in Hungarian and English). akm.jjsoft.hu. Archived from the original on 2010-03-28. Retrieved 2010-05-09.
- Medals of the World
Awards for military services was augmented with a war decoration for the ceremony.