- Medal for Bravery (1912)
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Medal for Bravery Awarded by Kingdom of Serbia Type Medal Eligibility unknown Awarded for unknown Status discontinued Statistics Established 14 November 1912 First awarded 1912 Last awarded 1913 Total awarded unknown Medal for Bravery (known as "Women's Medal") was founded on 14 November 1912 by King Peter I, was granted to soldiers for the acts of great personal courage, or for personal courage demonstrated on the battlefield during the First Balkan War against the Ottoman Empire. The medal is awarded in two degree (Gold and Silver medals). Gold medal is worn on the red bar, the Silver one on the tricolor ribbon (red-blue-white, of equal width). Author of the medal was Đorđe Jovanović. This medal was granted to very short, and has been superseded by another model. The reason for replacement was the obverse medal in which Serbia was represented by allegorical female figure. The female figure is for the Serbian soldier was unworthy motive on the medal for bravery. The officers was openly expressed dissatisfaction, after which it was decided to change the model. Among the officers who expressed their discontent with this model a medal was Dragutin Dimitrijević Apis. On 12 July 1913 adopted a new model the obverse of Serbian medieval knight Miloš Obilić. Today, this medal in demand by collectors worldwide, because it is very rare and it had a specific destiny. The "Women's Medal" is now especially important in feminist organizations.
See also
Categories:- Orders, decorations, and medals of Serbia
- Orders, decorations, and medals of Yugoslavia
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