Lifesaving Medal (Prussia)

Lifesaving Medal
Rettungsmedaille
Versions of the Kingdom of Prussia's Lifesaving Medals
TypeCivil decoration
Awarded forSaving a life
Presented by Kingdom of Prussia
Free State of Prussia
StatusNo longer awarded
Established1 February 1833
Final award1925/1936
Ribbon of the medal
Order of Wear 1916
Next (lower)Merit Cross for War Aid

The Lifesaving Medal (German: Rettungsmedaille am Band) was a civil decoration of the Kingdom of Prussia. The medal was worn on an orange ribbon with white side stripes on the left side of the chest.