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on 7 April 1919 and awarded to both Belgians and foreigners who were exceptionally meritorious in promoting, organising or administering humanitarian and charitable work that assisted Belgians in need during the
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of Belgium (1mm red, 1mm yellow and 1mm black). The ribbon bore two such stripes if the recipients distinguished themselves in the covert resupply of occupied Belgium.
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Recueil des dispositions légales et réglementaires régissant les ordres nationaux belges. 2e Ed. N.pl
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Commemorative medal for missions or operations regarding the operational defense of the territory
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The medal is suspended by a ring through a suspension loop from a 38mm wide dark red silk
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Commemorative Decoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Creation of the Railroads
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Military Decoration for exceptional service, bravery or exceptional devotion
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Commemorative Medal for the 100th Anniversary of the Belgian Postal Service
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Commemorative Medal for the 75th Anniversary of the Belgian Postal Service
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with the inscription in French or in Dutch "ALBERT KING OF THE BELGIANS" (
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Major General Doctor Antoine Depage, a recipient of the King Albert medal
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The King Albert Medal is a 35mm in diameter circular bronze medal. Its
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bears a 25mm in diameter central medallion bearing the left profile of
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Commemorative Medal for the "European March of Memory and Friendship"
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Civil decoration for acts of bravery, selfsacrifice and philanthropy
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ribbon bearing a single 3mm wide longitudinal central stripe in the
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Recueil illustré des décorations belges et congolaises, 4e Edition.
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The individuals listed below were awarded the King Albert Medal:
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Commemorative Medal for the Centenary of the Telegraphic Service
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Medal for Resistance against Nazism in the Annexed Territories
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Commemorative Medal of the National Committee for Aid and Food
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Centenary of National Independence Commemorative Medal
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Commemorative Medal for Foreign Operations or Missions
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Commemorative Medal of the 1914–1917 African Campaigns
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Humanitarian assistance to Belgians during World War 1
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Commemorative Medal for Armed Humanitarian Operations
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Commemorative Medal of the Reign of King Leopold II
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Distinctions honorifiques de la Belgique, 1830-1985
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