20 assorted Red Cross lapel badges

Made:
1914-1920 in Hungary, Austria and Bulgaria

20 assorted Red Cross lapel badges, mostly awarded as prizes during the first world war, some possibly made afterwards, most made in Hungary or Austria though one is Bulgarian, 1914-1920.

Details

Category:
Wellcome Medals
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A670725
Measurements:
board: length 248 mm
board: width 180 mm
board: thickness 8 mm
type:
lapel badge, prize

Parts

Hungarian Red Cross lapel badge Hungarian Red Cross lapel badge

Hungarian Red Cross lapel badge

Hungarian Red Cross lapel badge, bronze and enamel, cross surmounted by crown of Charlemagne, Hungarian

Measurements:
length 49 mm
width 38 mm
with clasp: depth 6 mm
Materials:
bronze (copper, tin alloy) and enamel
Object Number:
A670725 Pt1
type:
lapel badge, prize
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Hungarian(?) Red Cross badge, silver rings overlai Hungarian(?) Red Cross badge, silver rings overlai

Hungarian(?) Red Cross badge, silver rings overlai

Hungarian(?) Red Cross badge, silver rings overlaid with gilt crown enamelled cross in centre, Hungarian(?)

Measurements:
length 22 mm
width 29 mm
depth 11 mm
Materials:
silver , gilt and enamel
Object Number:
A670725 Pt2
type:
lapel badge, prize
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Red Cross lapel badge

Red Cross lapel badge

Red Cross lapel badge, gilt and enamel, inset cameo of Virgin Mary(?), Austrian or Hungarian

Measurements:
diameter 25 mm
with clasp: depth 9 mm
Materials:
gilt and enamel
Object Number:
A670725 Pt3
type:
radioactive material and prize lapel badges
Austrian(?) Red Cross lapel badge, silvered metal, Austrian(?) Red Cross lapel badge, silvered metal,

Austrian(?) Red Cross lapel badge, silvered metal,

Austrian(?) Red Cross lapel badge, silvered metal, enamelled "German" cross with imposed crown, probably Austrian

Measurements:
diameter 24 mm
with clasp: depth 9 mm
Materials:
silver and enamel
Object Number:
A670725 Pt4
type:
lapel badge, prize
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Hungarian or Austrian Red Cross lapel badge Hungarian or Austrian Red Cross lapel badge

Hungarian or Austrian Red Cross lapel badge

Hungarian or Austrian Red Cross lapel badge, for work at K.u.K. Field Hospital, (Christmas) 1916, German inscription, but made by J. Morzsanyi, Budapest, Hungary, 1916-1917.

Measurements:
length 33 mm
width 27 mm
with clasp: depth 8 mm
Materials:
gilt and enamel
Object Number:
A670725 Pt5
type:
prize lapel badges
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Red Cross lapel badge Red Cross lapel badge

Red Cross lapel badge

Red Cross lapel badge, awarded for service, in 1914-1915, gilt and enamel, Austrian or Hungarian, 1915-1917

Measurements:
length 28 mm
width 21 mm
with clasp: depth 7 mm
Materials:
gilt and enamel
Object Number:
A670725 Pt6
type:
prize lapel badges
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Red Cross badge Red Cross badge

Red Cross badge

Red Cross badge, silver(?) and enamelled, inscribed P.K. 10., Austrian or Hungarian

Measurements:
length 44 mm
diameter 31 mm
with clasp: depth 8 mm
Materials:
enamel and silver (metal)
Object Number:
A670725 Pt7
type:
prize lapel badges
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Red Cross lapel badge Red Cross lapel badge

Red Cross lapel badge

Red Cross lapel badge, in the form of a cross with enamelled boss in centre, inscribed GROF RADETZKY KORHAZ, Austrian

Measurements:
length 37 mm
width 37 mm
with clasp: depth 9 mm
Materials:
silver and enamel
Object Number:
A670725 Pt8
type:
lapel badge, prize
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Red Cross lapel badge Red Cross lapel badge

Red Cross lapel badge

Red Cross lapel badge, in the form of three gilt and enamelled shields, secured with bar, Austrian or Hungarian

Measurements:
length 11 mm
width 30 mm
with clasp: depth 7 mm
Materials:
gilt and enamel
Object Number:
A670725 Pt9
type:
prize lapel badges
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Red Cross lapel badge Red Cross lapel badge

Red Cross lapel badge

Red Cross lapel badge, pressed gilt double headed eagle emblem of Austria, inset red cross shield in centre, Austrian

Measurements:
length 51 mm
width 50 mm
with clasp: depth 10 mm
Materials:
gilt and enamel
Object Number:
A670725 Pt10
type:
lapel badge, prize
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Red Cross lapel badge Red Cross lapel badge

Red Cross lapel badge

Red Cross lapel badge, in the form of a silvered metal Habsburg eagle, enamelled Red Cross shield overlaid in centre, Austrian

Measurements:
length 51 mm
width 50 mm
with clasp: depth 10 mm
Materials:
silver and shield, enamel
Object Number:
A670725 Pt11
type:
lapel badge, prize
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Red Cross lapel badge Red Cross lapel badge

Red Cross lapel badge

Red Cross lapel badge, of Bulgaria, gilt and enamel with monogram, S.Z., Bulgarian, 1916-1917

Measurements:
length 36 mm
width 31 mm
with clasp: depth 9 mm
Materials:
gilt and enamel
Object Number:
A670725 Pt12
type:
lapel badge, prize
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Red Cross lapel badge Red Cross lapel badge

Red Cross lapel badge

Red Cross lapel badge, gilt and enamel, from Leitmeritz-Theresienstadt, Austria, 1915-1916

Measurements:
length 28 mm
width 22 mm
with clasp: depth 8 mm
Materials:
gilt and enamel
Object Number:
A670725 Pt13
type:
lapel badge, prize
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Red Cross lapel badge Red Cross lapel badge

Red Cross lapel badge

Red Cross lapel badge, bronze, with scene of wounded soldier at the front, inscribed 'Kavallerie-sanitatskolonne', by J. Morzsanyi, Budapest, Hungary, 1918.

Measurements:
length 33 mm
width 45 mm
with clasp: depth 7 mm
Materials:
bronze and enamel
Object Number:
A670725 Pt14
type:
prize lapel badges
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Gilt and enamel Red Cross lapel badge Gilt and enamel Red Cross lapel badge

Gilt and enamel Red Cross lapel badge

Gilt and enamel Red Cross lapel badge, plain red cross with long clasp, Hungarian or Austrian

Measurements:
length 17 mm
width 48 mm
with clasp: depth 8 mm
Materials:
gilt and enamel
Object Number:
A670725 Pt15
type:
prize lapel badges
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Enamelled Red Cross lapel badge Enamelled Red Cross lapel badge

Enamelled Red Cross lapel badge

Enamelled Red Cross lapel badge, fern-leaf backing, red cross in centre, inscribed 'DOHANYGYARI KORHAZ', by Arkanzas, probably Hungarian, 1916-1917.

Measurements:
length 29 mm
width 35 mm
with clasp: depth 9 mm
Materials:
metal and enamel
Object Number:
A670725 Pt16
type:
lapel badge, prize
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Gilt and enamelled lapel badge Gilt and enamelled lapel badge

Gilt and enamelled lapel badge

Gilt and enamelled lapel badge, Hungarian Red Cross prize, by J. Morzsanyi, Budapest, Hungary.

Measurements:
length 49 mm
width 39 mm
with clasp: depth 9 mm
Materials:
gilt and enamel
Object Number:
A670725 Pt17
type:
lapel badge, prize
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Red Cross lapel badge Red Cross lapel badge

Red Cross lapel badge

Red Cross lapel badge, oval, gilt and enamel, Hungarian(?)

Measurements:
length 27 mm
width 19 mm
depth 9 mm
Materials:
gilt and enamel
Object Number:
A670725 Pt18
type:
lapel badge, prize
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Red Cross lapel badge Red Cross lapel badge

Red Cross lapel badge

Red Cross lapel badge, gilt and enamel, shaped like a flag, awarded for service in the K.u.K. Field Hospital, by Arkanzas, Budapest, Hungary, 1914-1917.

Measurements:
length 31 mm
width 28 mm
with clasp: depth 7 mm
Materials:
gilt and enamel
Object Number:
A670725 Pt19
type:
lapel badge, prize
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Red Cross lapel badge Red Cross lapel badge

Red Cross lapel badge

Red Cross lapel badge, square, inscribed '1/8 kg.. Zucker [sugar]', silver, enamelled cross, by G. Gesch, Austria.

Measurements:
length 20 mm
width 20 mm
depth 7 mm
Materials:
silver and enamel
Object Number:
A670725 Pt20
type:
lapel badge, prize
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

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