Badge of Honor of the German Red Cross 1934 – Star of the Badge of Honor

Ehrenzeichen vom Deutschen Roten Kreuz 1934-1937 Bruststern

One of the rarest awards of the Third Reich, produced by the company Gebr. Godet & Co. Berlin.
The badge of honor of the German Red Cross, which had been awarded since 1924, was replaced by this particular version in 1934.
This medal represents the second grade of importance of all the Red Cross awards.

This badge was donated on January 30, 1934 by Duke Carl Eduard of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, who, with the approval of Reich President von Hindenburg, as President of the DRK, changed the statutes and expanded the classes.

Front:
A gold-bordered, white-enamelled Geneva cross is applied.
The eagle in the middle, looking to the left, is enameled black and bordered in gold.
The wings are lowered and divided into 3 stylized feathers starting slightly below.
On the breast of the eagle a small, pointed, white-enamelled escutcheon with a red Geneva cross.
The tail is also divided into 3 stylized feathers. The fangs and beak are golden.

Back:
Smooth, silver and polished. A round plate in the middle.
On the pin the 2-line manufacturer:
Gebr. Godet & Co.
Berlin

Here you can see the NSKK-Obergruppenführer Herzog von Coburg, one of the recipient of this award, in conversation with the British Ambassador Sir Nevile Henderson