Kaiserreich Allgemeines Ehrenzeichen Bronze 1912

In a very good condition a very rare general honor medal in bronze 1912

The General Decoration of Honor in bronze was donated on January 27, 1912 by Kaiser and King Wilhelm II. In order to expand the options for awarding lesser merits, the general badge of honor in bronze was added as a lower level. This award was given for merit which, however, has not yet been found to be sufficient for the award of the General Medal of Honor in silver. The badge of honor could also be awarded on the ribbon of the rescue medal. Priority was given to workers after many years of service in both government and private companies.
The foundation was planned for 1911. The Berlin main coin probably minted a few copies, but these were melted down again. In 1918 5000 medals were made in fine zinc (war metal). How many of them were still awarded is not known. Fine zinc medals rarely appear on the market.

Round bronze medal with a rim, at the top an embossed, round, larger eyelet for the ribbon.

Front:

In the center above the Prussian royal crown.
Underneath the Gothic letters - W - R -, on the last bar of the W left and right a Roman 1 - I - divided 2
Below the year - 1912 -
Back:

Round laurel wreath tied with a bow at the bottom, the 3-line writing in the middle:
- MERIT - FOR - THE STATE -
Tape:

white 35 mm, white edges 2.5 mm, orange side stripes 7 mm.

Code: 50504