Decoration of the Hungarian Red Cross

For other uses, see Red Cross (disambiguation).

Decoration of the Hungarian Red Cross Magyar Vöröskereszt Díszjelvénye
Star of the Hungarian Red Cross
Type	Military decoration
Presented by	Hungary
Eligibility	Individuals who worked in the voluntary emergency services of the Red Cross
Established	30. March 1922.
Ribbon of Merit Medal, with war decoration

The Decoration of the Hungarian Red Cross (Magyar Vöröskereszt Díszjelvénye) was a Hungarian award instituted on 30 March 1922 by Regent Miklós Horthy to mark the 50th anniversary of the Geneva Convention. It was intended to honour individuals who had worked in the voluntary emergency services of the Red Cross, either in peacetime or in war. In 7. January 1938 the original 3 decorations were augmented with 2 medals, the Silver and the bronze medal. Because war was inevitable all classes received a war decoration sub-class.

The order consists of three classes, as well as an associated medal in two classes:

1st: Star, with and without war decoration

2nd: Merit Cross, with and without war decoration

3rd: Merit Medal, with and without war decoration

4th: Silver Medal, with and without war decoration

5th: Bronze Medal, with and without war decoration

References

• Dr. Szentváry-Lukács János. "Magyar rendjelek és kitüntetések" (in Hungarian). akm.jjsoft.hu. Archived from the original on 2010-06-10. Retrieved 2010-05-09.
• "Magyar kitüntetések viselési sorrendje" (in Hungarian and English). akm.jjsoft.hu. Archived from the original on 2010-03-28. Retrieved 2010-05-09.
• Medals of the World

Awards for military services was augmented with a war decoration for the ceremony.