Medal of the Defaulter 1940 - 1945
Medaille du Refractaire 1940 - 1945

     Instituted 12th February 1951 to reward those that defaulted on military or labour obligations imposed upon them by the enemy ("or his agents"). The medal has three categories denoted by the ribbon type (see below)

  Description: 37mm diameter of patinated bronze with a ring suspension. Obverse depicts the waist up image of a man, arms crossed in a defiant attitude. Reverse, the inscription 1940-1945 FORSAN VICTI NUNQUAM SERVI (Vanquished Perhaps, Never Enslaved)

Ribbons.
Green with two yellow stripes Belgian nationals, who, as of the 10th May 1940, voluntarily refused military obligations imposed upon them by the enemy.
Green with two white stripes Belgian nationals who voluntarily refused obligations to work imposed upon them by the enemy or his agents.
Green with two red stripes (simulated image) Deportees to Germany for forced labour who returned to Belgium on leave and then evaded return to Germany (prior to 6th June 1944).