Orders, decorations, and medals of Belgium
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Belgium has established numerous orders of knighthood, decorations and medals since its creation in 1830. Below is a list of those awards. The order of precedence is difficult to establish as Belgium does not keep an up-to-date listing with dormant and active awards. However, André Borné has established such a list[1] that is used as a basis.
National orders
editOrders displayed on a white background are active; those on a grey background are dormant or no longer awarded.
Order of Leopold | Order of the African Star | Royal Order of the Lion | Order of the Crown | Order of Leopold II |
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Current awards and decorations
editMilitary awards
editCivilian awards
editCivil Decoration for acts of bravery, selfsacrifice and philanthropy | Carnegie hero fund medal | Civil Decoration for long service | Labour decoration | Laureate of labour |
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Military marching medals
editCommemorative medal for the European remembrance and friendship march | Commemorative medal 'Yser march' |
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Historical awards and decorations
editThese medals and decorations are currently no longer awarded.
Belgian Revolution (1830–31)
editMerit medal of the civil guard | 1830 Star of honour | Iron cross and iron medal | 1830 volunteers commemorative cross |
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World War I (1914–1918)
editMedals are shown in order of precedence.
War cross '14-'18 | Yser medal | Fire cross | Maritime decoration of the War | Civil decoration of the War | King Albert medal | Queen Elisabeth medal | Volunteer combatant medal |
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World War II (1940–1945) and the Korean War (1954)
editMedals are shown in order of precedence.
Other medals and awards
editAwards and medals listed below are either obsolete or have never been awarded.
War cross | The service star | The meritorious service medal for native chiefs | The royal household medal | The native service medal | The Arab campaign medal |
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The medal for sports merit | The medal for family merit | The medal for agricultural and artisanal merit | The medal for services rendered |
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Commemorative medals
editBelgian Red Cross
editOrder of the Belgian red cross | Blood donor's medal | Cross of honour of the Belgian red cross '40-'45 | Red cross decoration '40-'45 | Commemorative medal 22 March Red Cross Flemish Brabant |
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Borné A.C., 1985, Distinctions honorifiques de la Belgique, 1830-1985 (Brussels)
- Quinot H., 1950, Recueil illustré des décorations belges et congolaises, 4e Edition. (Hasselt)
- Cornet R., 1982, Recueil des dispositions légales et réglementaires régissant les ordres nationaux belges. 2e Ed. N.pl., (Brussels)
- Borné A.C., 1985, Distinctions honorifiques de la Belgique, 1830–1985 (Brussels)
- Van Hoorebeke, 2007, P., 175 Ans de l'Ordre de Léopold et les Ordres Nationaux Belges (MRA Brussels)
- André Borné, 1982, Honneur au travail: Distinctions honorifiques pour les travailleurs 1830–1980, (Brussels)
Further reading
edit- Clark, Samuel (2016). Distributing Status: The Evolution of State Honours in Western Europe. Montreal: McGill-Queen's university press. ISBN 9780773546844.
External links
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