Medal of the Society for the Encouragement of Devotion to Service, Médaille de la Société d'Encouragement au Devouement

The Society was founded in 1910 as the 'Société Républicaine d'Encouragement au Devouement' with the aim of giving an example of devotion to duty and public service, to defend moral values and promote initiatives to encourage bravery, service and altruism and especially the defence of the vulnerable, particularly young people. It awards honorific decorations to recognise accomplishments in these areas. The Society later became the 'Société d'Encouragement au Devouement', then the 'Société Nationale d'Encouragement au Devouement' and finally 'Encouragement au Devouement'. Frontside: REPUBLIQUE - FRANCAISE. Frontside description: Woman with a helmet and laureate profile, signed: G. CONTAUX. Backside: SOCIÉTÉ D'ENCOURAGEMENT AU DEVOUEMENT. Backside description: Oak and laurel wreath. The medal has a green ribbon bordered with yellow and red.