Swedish Red Cross Medal of Honor
date: label: Date
content: 1957
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Received by
content: Mattiwilda Dobbs Janzon, American, 1925-2015
label: Subject of
content: Louise Alexandra Marie Irene Mountbatten, Swedish, 1889 - 1965
notes: label: Description
content: The Swedish Red Cross Medal of Honor presented to Mattiwilda Dobbs by Queen consort Louise in1957. The medal has a red and white ribbon tied in a bow at the top. A small metal ring connects the bow to the round medal. The medal has depictions on both sides. One side has three crowns over a cross. Lettering around the interior edge reads: SVENSKA / RODA / KORSET. The other side of the medal features a depiction of a person wearing a cape holding the back and arm of another person. Small writing on the interior edge reads: CARITAS. A leaf like patter circles around the outer edge on both sides of the medal.
place: label: Place made
content: Sweden, Europe
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Opera (Music)
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Awards, Medals, and Insignia
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Mattiwilda Dobbs
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.135.3
objectType: label: Type
content: medals
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: metal, cloth
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 3 1/8 x 2 1/2 x 1/2 in. (7.9 x 6.4 x 1.3 cm)