The Friedrich Augustus Medal is a state award of Saxony for awarding the lower ranks of the army for distinction in service. In the hierarchy of Saxon awards, she stood below the Military Order of St. Heinrich and the Order Medal.
| Friedrich Augustus Medal | ||
|---|---|---|
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| A country |  Saxony | |
| Type of | Medal | |
| To whom is handed | Non-commissioned officers. | |
| Status | not given | |
| Statistics | ||
| Establishment Date | April 23, 1905 | |
The medal was established on April 23, 1905 by King Frederick Augustus III . It had a standard round shape for the medal, on one side there was a royal monogram from the intertwined Latin letters "F", "A" and "R" - "Friedrich August Rex", "King Friedrich August", crowned with a crown, in a laurel wreath, on the other side, the name of the award is Friedrich August Medaille, and a floral ornament (rue wreath is a symbol of Saxony). The medal had two degrees. For ordinary and corporal, all degrees were carried out from bronze, for non-commissioned officers from silver. The bronze medal had a mass of 11.4 g, the silver medal weighed 12.5 g. Women could also be awarded the medal.
Medals awarded in peacetime were worn on a yellow ribbon with black stripes. Medals awarded during the First World War were worn on a yellow ribbon with blue stripes.
The medal ceased to be awarded at the end of the First World War in connection with the collapse of the German Empire . However, the award continued to be worn by its recipients during the Third Reich and in Germany , but not in the GDR .
Literature
- Paul Arnold: Max Barduleck - Die letzten Jahre der Münze in Dresden Werksverzeichnis 1865 bis 1911. transpress VEB Verlag für Verkehrswesen, Berlin 1981. Nr. 196. (in German).
- Jörg Nimmergut: Deutsche Orden und Ehrenzeichen bis 1945. Band 3. Sachsen - Württemberg I. Zentralstelle für wissenschaftliche Ordenskunde, München 1999, ISBN 3-00-00-1396-2 . (in it. language).