Decoration of the Danish Red Cross

The Danish Red Cross Decoration of Honor (Danish: Dansk Røde Kors Hæderstegn) was established by the Danish Red Cross and approved by King Frederik IX of Denmark on 19 February 1916.

Recipients may use the letters “D.r.K.H.” after their names.

To receive the decoration, one must first have received the Medal of Merit and also the First Class Decoration of Merit of the Danish Red Cross.

The decoration is therefore awarded very rarely. A member of the executive board must have served actively in the Red Cross for 40 years and have held a national-level leadership position for at least 20 years to qualify for this cross.

The obverse bears the letters “DDVK” on the silver arms. The central medallion is enameled red and white.

On the unenameled silver reverse, the motto “INTER ARMA CARITAS” appears on the horizontal bar of the cross, between two stylized roses.