List_of_Orders,_Decorations_and_Medals_of_the_Kingdom_of_Belgium
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.
Orders on a grey background are dormant. Active orders are displayed on a white background.
More information Order of Leopold, Order of the African Star ...
| 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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Military awards
More information Military decoration for exceptional service or acts of bravery or extraordinary devotion, Military Cross ...
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Civilian awards
More information Civil Decoration for acts of bravery, selfsacrifice and philanthropy, Carnegie hero fund medal ...
| Civil 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
More information Commemorative medal for the European remembrance and friendship march, Commemorative medal 'Yser march' ...
| Commemorative medal for the European remembrance and friendship march | Commemorative medal 'Yser march' |
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These medals and decorations are currently no longer awarded.
Belgian Revolution (1830–31)
More information Merit medal of the civil guard, 1830 Star of honour ...
| Merit 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)
Medals are shown in order of precedence.
More information War cross '14-'18, Yser medal ...
| 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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More information Victory medal '14-'18, Commemorative medal of the War '14-'18 ...
| Victory medal '14-'18 | Commemorative medal of the War '14-'18 | Commemorative medal of the African campaigns '14-'17 | Medal of the political prisoner '14-'18 | Deportees cross '14-'18 | Colonial commemorative medal | Medal of the national committee for aid and nourishment | Medal for the national restoration | Liège Medal |
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World War II (1940–1945) and the Korean War (1954)
Medals are shown in order of precedence.
More information War cross '40-'45, Armed resistance medal ...
| War cross '40-'45 | Armed resistance medal | Political prisoner's cross '40-'45 | Civil decoration '40-'45 | Escaper's cross | Medal of Belgian gratitude '40–'45 | Medal of the war volunteer '40-'45 | Commemorative medal of the war '40-'45 | Foreign operational theatres commemorative medal |
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More information Prisoner of war medal '40-'45, Maritime medal ...
| Prisoner of war medal '40-'45 | Maritime medal | Commemorative medal of the Ethiopian campaign '40-'41 | African war medal '40-'45 | Civilian resistance medal | Civilian disobedience medal | Colonial war effort medal '40–'45 | Military combatant medal '40-'45 | Medal for resistance against nazism in the annexed territories | World War II Recruiting centres medal |
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Other medals and awards
Awards and medals listed below are either obsolete or have never been awarded.
More information War cross, The service star ...
| 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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More information The medal for sports merit, The medal for family merit ...
| 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
More information Commemorative medal of the visit to Brazil, Commemorative medal 1870-1871 ...
| Commemorative medal of the visit to Brazil | Commemorative medal 1870-1871 | Commemorative medal of the 100 anniversary of the national independence | Commemorative Decoration of the 50th Anniversary of the creation of the railroads | Commemorative medal of the reign of King Leopold I | Commemorative medal of the reign of King Leopold II | Commemorative medal of the reign of King Albert I | Commemorative decoration for the 50th anniversary of the Ostend-Dover Line | Commemorative medal of the VIIth olympics |
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More information Commemorative medal for the 75th anniversary of the telegraph service, Commemorative medal for the 100th anniversary of the telegraph service ...
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- 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)
- Clark, Samuel (2016). Distributing Status: The Evolution of State Honours in Western Europe. Montreal: McGill-Queen's university press. ISBN 9780773546844.
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