Veterans and serving members of the Belgian Armed Forces
Status
No longer awarded
Established
17 February 1962
Reverse of the medal
The Commemorative Medal of the Reign of King Albert I (French: Médaille Commémorative du Règne du Roi Albert I, Dutch: Herinneringsmedaille aan de Regeerperiode van Albert I) was a Belgian military medal established on 17 February 1962 to commemorate the reign of Albert I of Belgium.[1]
It was awarded to serving members of the Belgian Armed Forces and to veterans of the service who served honorably between 18 December 1909 and 18 February 1934.[1]
Award description
The Commemorative Medal of the Reign of King Albert I was a 32mm in diameter circular bronze medal. Its obverse bore the relief left profile of King Albert I wearing a military helmet adorned with a laurel wreath and a military overcoat with the collar up. The relief inscription in Latin along the upper circumference "ALBERTUS" and at the bottom, "REX" meaning "Albert" "King". On the reverse, a large relief capital letter A under a royal crown between two vertical branches, oak at left and laurel at right, at the bottom, the years "1909" and "1934".[1]
The medal was suspended by a ring through the suspension loop from a 38mm wide silk moiré yellow ribbon with a 2mm wide central green stripe.[1]
Notable recipients (partial list)
The individuals listed below were awarded the Commemorative Medal of the Reign of King Albert I:[2]
Lieutenant General Baron Charles de Cumont
Lieutenant General Baron Albert Crahay
Cavalry Lieutenant General Marcel Jooris
Cavalry Major General Baron Beaudoin de Maere d’Aertrycke
^ abcd"Royal decree of 17 February 1962 creating the Commemorative Medal of the Reign of King Albert I" (Document). Belgian Defence Ministry. 1962-02-17.
