Catalogue information

LastDodo number
4684967
Area
Tokens / Medals
Title
België Overwinningsmedaille 1914-1918
Publisher
Value
Country
Year
1919
Collection / set
Material
Weight
Variety / overstrike
Obverse
Godin van de overwinning
Reverse
LA GRANDE GVERRE POVR LA CIVILISATION - DE GROOTE OORLOG TOT DE BESCHAVING
Privy mark
Mint mark
Designer
Engraver
Dimensions / Diameter
3,6 cm
Number
Details

The Victory Medal, (French: "Médaille de la victoire") also known as the "Inter-Allied Medal 1914-1918" or, because of the text on the back, "Medal of the War for Civilization", is the Belgian Victory Medal awarded after the victory in World War I was awarded to about 300,000 to 350,000 veterans. The medal was instituted on July 15, 1919 by King Albert I of the Belgians. The medal was awarded to all who served in the mobilized Belgian army between August 1, 1914 and November 11, 1918 [1].

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