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BELGIAN WORLD WAR I DECORATIONS

 

Order of Leopold I, Knight's Cross Croix de Guerre WW1 IJzer Medal
Chivalry Orders with gold striped ribbons The War Cross 1914-1918 The IJzer Medal/The IJzer Cross

 

Fire Cross Maritime Medal 1st Class Civil Medal 2nd Class
The Fire Cross 1914-1918 The Maritime Decoration 1914-1918 The Civil Decoration 1914-1918

 

King Albert Medal, obverse Queen Elisabeth Medal, reverse Volunteer Combatant's Medal
The King Albert Medal The Queen Elisabeth Medal The Volunteer Combatant's Medal 1914-1918

 

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The Victory Medal 1914-1918 The War Commemorative Medal 1914-1918 The Commemorative Medal of the African Campaigns 1914-1917

 

Political Prisoner Medal, reverse Deportees Cross Colonial Commemorative Medal
The Medal of the Political Prisoner 1914-1918 The Deportees Cross 1914-1918 The Colonial Commemorative Medal 1914-1918

 

Bronze National Committee Medal National Restoration Medal, reverse Liege Medal, reverse
The Medals of the National Committee for Aid and Nourishment 1914-1918 The Medals of the National Restoration 1914-1918 The Liège Medal 1914

 

WW1 Veteran's group
A nice Belgian World War I veteran's group of medals (miniatures) comprising :
Order of Leopold II, Officer's Cross with crossed swords,
War Cross with bronze "A" palm,
Fire Cross,
Yser Cross,
Victory Medal,
Commemorative War Medal with 1 gilt and 3 silver bars (for the maximum of 8 front stripes),
Decoration for Labour, 2nd Class.

 

Another such miniatures' group depicts a World War I Volunteer's group :
Order of Leopold II, Knight's Cross with crossed swords,
War Cross with bronze "A" palm and bronze lion
Fire Cross,
Volunteer Combatant's Medal,
Commemorative War Medal with 1 gilt crown
Victory Medal.

WW1 Volunteer's group

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