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Medal - Croix de guerre (Belgium)

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The World War I Belgian Croix de guerre is in the form of a 40mm wide bronze Maltese cross with 3mm in diameter balls at its eight points. It had a 14mm diameter central medallion bearing the relief image of the Belgian "lion rampant" on its obverse and the royal cypher of King Albert I on its reverse. Two 37mm long crossed swords point upwards between its arms. A 14mm high "inverted V" between the two points of the top cross arm is secured to the inside of a 25mm wide by 25mm high royal crown, the ribbon's suspension ring passes through the top orb of the crown giving the cross a total height of 65mm.
The ribbon of the World War I Croix de guerre is red 38 mm (1.5 in) wide, with five 2 mm wide light green longitudinal stripes, three at the centre separated by 3 mm and one on each side 3 mm from the edges

Historical information

The Croix de guerre (French) or Oorlogskruis (Dutch) is a military decoration of the Kingdom of Belgium established by royal decree on 25 October 1915. It was primarily awarded for bravery or other military virtue on the battlefield. The medal could only be earned by foreign nationals for acts of heroism conducted on Belgian soil.

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Registration number

cwa-org-32-99-355

Inscriptions and markings

The medal was issued unnamed.

Contextual Information

Multiple examples of this medal are retained as an ongoing memorial to the service and sacrifice of Western Australians. Medals are displayed in context throughout the Museum. All medals are identified, archivally stored and those not on display are accessible and viewable with prior notice.

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