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Victory Medal 1914-1918
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Victory Medal 1914–1918
Inter-Allied Victory Medal 1914–1918 (obverse)
Type
Commemorative war medal
Awarded for
Military Service during World War 1
Presented by
Kingdom of Belgium
Eligibility
Belgian citizens
Status
No longer awarded
Established
15 July 1919
Ribbon of the Inter-Allied Victory Medal 1914–1918
Reverse of the Belgian Inter-Allied Victory Medal
Lieutenant General Baron Léon de Witte de Haelen, a recipient of the Inter-Allied Victory Medal
Major General Doctor Antoine Depage, a recipient of the Inter-Allied Victory Medal
The
Victory Medal
is the Belgian variant of the
Inter-Allied Victory Medal 1914–1918
(
French
:
"Médaille de la Victoire 1914–1918
,
Dutch
:
"Zegemedaille 1914–1918"
) was a
Belgian
commemorative war
medal
established by
royal decree
on 15 July 1919 and awarded to all members of the
Belgian Armed Forces
who served during the
First World War
.
[1]
Later
royal decrees
enlarged the list of potential recipients to include service in African campaigns and under special circumstances, to members of the merchant navy and fishing fleet. In all, 350,000 were awarded.
[2]
The Belgian sculptor
Paul Du Bois
was responsible for the design.
[2]
It is worn immediately after the
Yser Medal
(or Yser Cross) in the Belgian order of precedence.
[1]
Award description
[
edit
]
The Belgian Inter-Allied Victory Medal 1914–1918 was a 36mm in diameter circular gilt bronze medal. Its
obverse
bore a
winged victory
standing on a globe, her arms and wings spread out, looking down at Earth. The reverse bore, superimposed over a laurel wreath, the
coats of arms
of the
Allies
, starting at center top and going clockwise,
French Third Republic
,
United States
,
Empire of Japan
,
Kingdom of Greece
,
Brazil
,
Serbia
,
Portugal
,
Kingdom of Italy
,
United Kingdom
, and at center, the
Royal Coat of Arms of Belgium
. Along the outer circumference, the relief bilingual inscription in French and Dutch "THE GREAT WAR FOR CIVILISATION" (
French
:
LA GRANDE GUERRE POUR LA CIVILISATION"
,
Dutch
:
"DE GROOTE OORLOG TOT DE BESCHAVING"
).
[1]
The medal was suspended by a ring through a suspension loop from a 38mm wide silk
moiré
rainbow coloured ribbon common to the Inter-Allied Victory Medals 1914–1918 of all of the
First World War Allies
.
[1]