Added by | József Gál , with updated images by Alain Martineau |
General Description : | The medal was instituted on 14 November 1929 to acknowledge those who had participated in World War I. There were two versions, one for combatants and one for non-combatants. The two were essentially the same in design but that for combatants had crossed swords on the face and a helmet on the reverse. |
Front Description : | The face with the crowned arms of Hungary imposed on crossed swords within a wreath of oak and laurel. |
Back Description : | The reverse with a soldier’s helmet above the dates ‘1914-1918’, inscribed ‘PRO DEO ET PATRIA’ (Latin = For God and Country) above, a laurel wreath below |
Material | Aluminium-Nickel-Bronze |
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