Commemorative Medal of the Reign of King Leopold II information
Belgian commemorative medal
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Award
Commemorative Medal of the Reign of King Leopold II
Commemorative Medal of the Reign of King Leopold II (obverse)
Type
Commemorative medal
Awarded for
20 years of service between 1865 and 1909
Presented by
Kingdom of Belgium
Eligibility
Belgian citizens
Status
No longer awarded
Established
21 July 1905
Reverse of the three variantsLieutenant General Félix Wielemans, a recipient of the Commemorative Medal of the Reign of King Leopold IILieutenant General Baron Jules Jacques de Dixmude, a recipient of the Commemorative Medal of the Reign of King Leopold II
The Commemorative Medal of the Reign of King Leopold II (French: Médaille Commémorative du Règne du Roi Léopold II, Dutch: Herinneringsmedaille aan de Regeerperiode van Leopold II) was a Belgian civilian and later military and police forces medal originally established on 21 July 1905 by royal decree to commemorate the 40th year of the reign of King Leopold II.[1]
The medal was initially awarded to civil servants with a minimum of 20 years of honourable service between 1865 and 1905 who were eligible for the Civic Decoration for long service.[1] It was reissued slightly modified (see description below) in 1951 at the request of veterans' groups, to veterans and military personnel who had a minimum of one year's good and faithful service between 16 December 1865 and 18 December 1909.[2] The medal was once again reissued for a third time in 1952, again slightly modified, to members and veterans of the Force Publique who also had a minimum of one year's good and faithful service between 1 July 1885 and 18 December 1909.[3] The one year's minimum service requirement was later removed by royal decrees in 1959 and 1960.
^ ab"Royal decree of 21 July 1905 creating the Commemorative Medal of the Reign of King Leopold II". Belgian Defence Ministry. 21 July 1905. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
^"1951 Royal decree amending the statute of the Commemorative Medal of the Reign of King Leopold II". Belgian Defence Ministry. 1951. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
^"1952 Royal decree amending the statute of the Commemorative Medal of the Reign of King Leopold II". Belgian Defence Ministry. 1952. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
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