Medal for Bravery (known as "Women's Medal") founded on 14 November 1912 by King Peter I, was granted to soldiers for acts of great personal courage, or for personal courage demonstrated on the battlefield during the

First Balkan War The First Balkan War ( sr, Први балкански рат, ''Prvi balkanski rat''; bg, Балканска война; el, Αʹ Βαλκανικός πόλεμος; tr, Birinci Balkan Savaşı) lasted from October 1912 to May 1913 and invo ...

against the

Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...

. The medal is awarded in two degrees (Gold and Silver). The gold medal is worn on a red bar, while the Silver appears on a tricolor ribbon (red-blue-white, of equal width).

Design

Đorđe Jovanović designed the original medal, which was later redesigned. The reason for replacement was that the original's

obverse Obverse and its opposite, reverse, refer to the two flat faces of coins and some other two-sided objects, including paper money, flags, seals, medals, drawings, old master prints and other works of art, and printed fabrics. In this usage, ...

side represented Serbia with an

allegorical As a literary device or artistic form, an allegory is a narrative or visual representation in which a character, place, or event can be interpreted to represent a hidden meaning with moral or political significance. Authors have used allegory t ...

female figure, which some officers felt diminished the award. The new model was adopted on 12 July 1913. The new medal's obverse depicted a Serbian medieval

knight A knight is a person granted an honorary title of knighthood by a head of state (including the Pope) or representative for service to the monarch, the church or the country, especially in a military capacity. Knighthood finds origins in the Gr ...

Miloš Obilić Miloš Obilić ( sr-cyr, Милош Обилић, ) was a legendary Serbian knight who is reputed to have been in the service of Prince Lazar during the Ottoman invasion of Serbia in the late 14th century. He is not mentioned in contemporary sou ...

. Today, the original "Women's medal" is 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.

References

External links

THE BRAVERY MEDAL (1912), The Official website of the Serbian Monarchy
White Eagle, Order of the Awards established in 1912 Awards disestablished in 1913 1912 establishments in Serbia 1913 disestablishments in Serbia First Balkan War {{Orders-medals-stub

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