20 assorted Red Cross lapel badges

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.

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Hungarian Red Cross lapel badge

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

Materials:
bronze 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 overlaid with gilt crown enamelled cross in centre, Hungarian(?)

Materials:
silver , gilt and enamel
Object Number:
A670725 Pt2
type:
lapel badge, prize
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

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

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

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, for work at K.u.K. Field Hospital, (Christmas) 1916, German inscription, but made by J. Morzsanyi, Budapest, Hungary, 1916-1917.

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, awarded for service, in 1914-1915, gilt and enamel, Austrian or Hungarian, 1915-1917

Materials:
gilt and enamel
Object Number:
A670725 Pt6
type:
prize lapel badges
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Red Cross lapel badge

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

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

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

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

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, of Bulgaria, gilt and enamel with monogram, S.Z., Bulgarian, 1916-1917

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, gilt and enamel, from Leitmeritz-Theresienstadt, Austria, 1915-1916

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

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, plain red cross with long clasp, Hungarian or Austrian

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

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, Hungarian Red Cross prize, by J. Morzsanyi, Budapest, Hungary.

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, oval, gilt and enamel, Hungarian(?)

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

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

Materials:
silver and enamel
Object Number:
A670725 Pt20
type:
lapel badge, prize
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum