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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.
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The order consists of three classes, as well as an associated medal in two classes:
Awards for military services was augmented with a war decoration for the ceremony.