General Honor Decoration (Hesse)

General Honor Decoration
Allgemeines Ehrenzeichen

Obverse of the General Honor Decoration of Hesse
Awarded by the
Grand Duchy of Hesse
Type Civil and military decoration
Statistics
Established 25 September 1843

Ribbon of the decoration

The General Honor Decoration (German: Allgemeines Ehrenzeichen) was a civil and military decoration of the Grand Duchy of Hesse. Established 25 September 1843, the medal could be awarded to recognize several different accomplishments or merits. The reason for the award of the medal was determined by the inscription on the reverse of the medal, with the obverse bearing the effigy of the reigning Grand Duke of Hesse.[1]

There were nine different reverse inscriptions for the medal:[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "HESSE-DARMSTADT. General Honour Decoration, Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig, 'For Bravery', (HESSEN-DARMSTADT. Allgemeines Ehrenzeichen, Großherzog Ernst Ludwig, 'Für Tapferkeit'), 1894–1918 issue". Medal-medaille.com. 6 February 2006. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "Allgemeines Ehrenzeichen für Tapferkeit 1894". Ehrenzeichen-orden.de. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  3. ↑ "Allgemeines Ehrenzeichen für Kriegs-Verdienste 1894". Ehrenzeichen-orden.de. Retrieved 30 May 2013.