Civil decoration, with degrees gold, silver and bronze
Awarded for
praiseworthy acts of duty for Dutch shipping
Description
circular medal with a picture of Michiel de Ruyter on the obverse. The medal is worn with a dark orange ribbon.
Presented by
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Eligibility
seamen, shipowners, and for rescues at sea
Status
Currently awarded
Established
23 March 1907
First awarded
Skipper P.J.A. Kramer (1907)
Last awarded
Commander Hans Lodder, former captain of the HNLMS Tromp (2011)
Total
209 (93 gold, 88 silver, 28 bronze)
Ribbon bar of the golden De Ruyter Medal
Precedence
Next (higher)
KNMI Medal
Next (lower)
Museum Medal
De Ruyter Medal (Dutch: De Ruyter-medaille) was created by royal decree no. 1 on 23 March 1907 by Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, on the three hundredth birthday of Admiral Michiel de Ruyter
The medal is awarded to those members of the Dutch Merchant fleet who distinguish themselves by praiseworthy acts of duty for Dutch shipping. The medal was originally awarded in gold, silver or bronze, with only gold medals awarded since 1969. Awards are on basis by nomination of the Netherlands government and by royal decree.
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fleet was surprised and attacked by the Dutch, led by Admiral Michiel deRuyter, at the Battle of Solebay off the Suffolk coast in May 1672, during the...
command, with Admiral deRuyter taking his place. On 8 October 1652, with Tromp's command still in suspension, Dutch Vice-Admiral Witte de With underestimating...
North Brabant. On 31 March 1945, the commander of the P.I.B., Colonel DeRuyter van Steveninck, said goodbye to the three platoons of Marines; the latter...
Sport". International Olympic Committee. 2019-09-12. Retrieved 2019-12-24. Ruyter, Nancy Lee Chalfa (1988). "The Intellectual World of Genevieve Stebbins"...
attack of an A-17 bomber the next morning. Médaille de la Résistance avec Rosette (Resistance Medal with rosette) - 29 November 1946 Cited in Orders of...
with whom she has two children. Fairhall, A.L.; Lewen, G.D.; Bialek, W.; deRuyter van Steveninck, R.R. (23 August 2001). "Efficiency and ambiguity in an...