Germany - Imperial States - Kingdom of Prussia: Medal of Honour of the Prussian Red Cross 3rd Class, pre 1916 issue in bronze on original ribbon for female recipients
Condition: Nearly Extremely Fine.
Prussia was officially represented at the conference held in Geneva from 26th to 29th October 1863 and its Red Cross Society was formed shortly after, making it one of the earliest societies. In 1864, Prussia was one of the original twelve signatories of the Geneva Convention. The Medal of Honour of the Prussian Red Cross was created in 1897 for service to the Prussian Red Cross Society. On 23rd May 1916 a Royal Decree instructed that all medals were to be made in iron (rather than bronze) as from September of that year. On 27 October 1916 a further Royal Decree commanded that the medal be made of ‘Kriegsmetall’ (zinc alloy) from July 1917. The medal was issued in both these metals until 1921.
