Political Prisoners Medal 1914 - 1918
Medaille du Prisonier Politique 1914 - 1918

    Instituted 26th December 1930 for Belgians who suffered imprisonment for a month or more at the hands of the occupying forces for heroism or devotion to the allies. Foreign nationals could also be awarded the medal for imprisonment inflicted for supporting the Belgian cause.

     Description; in bronze 36mm diameter with a ring suspension. The perimeter of the medal is in the form of a sculpted laurel wreath. Obverse bears the bust of King Albert with the legend  ALBERT ROI DES BELGES. The engraver's signature, 'G. Devreese' is at 6 o'clock. Reverse bears the inscription EN TEMOIGNAGE DE RECONNAISSANCE NATIONALE 1914 - 1918 - there is a gap left above the date for the engraving of the recipient details. Two versions of medal exist, one in French and the other in Dutch, which was the choice of the recipient.

   Ribbon; Light Blue with a narrow horizontal stripe of the national colours.

Note: this is, as far as the physical medal itself is concerned, the same medal  as the King Albert Medal , only the ribbons differ.

 

Belgian Political Prisoners Medal 1914 - 1918

 

Medaille du Prisonier Politique 1914 - 1918

 
 
 
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