History

This Medal was originally founded to recognize the extraordinary emergency efforts of civilians and military personnel in response to the 1954 Danube floods.

In 1955, the statutes of the Medal were altered, and the medal's inscription was changed, in order to expand the eligibility of the Medal to individuals who would provide aid and service in future floods; such as the May 10-16, 1956 Mohacs island floods.

On June 20, 1965, the obverse design and inscription of the medal was altered permanently.

Thus, there are two main models of the medal.

The medals awarded from 1954 to 1965, depict a man carrying a child out of flood waters on the obverse medallion. The obverse inscription from 1954 reads "1954 EV DUNAI ARVIZVEDELEMERT," and the obverse inscription from 1955-1965 reads " DUNAI ARVIZVEDELEMERT."

The medals awarded from 1965 to 1989, depict a man working to create a flood wall on the obverse medallion, and feature the obverse inscription "ARVIZVEDELEMERT."