171:
102:
25:
753:
134:
694:
187:
179:
1307:
263:; the cross was superimposed over a wreath of laurel and oak branches along the medal's circumference. The reverse bore the same basic design except for the king's profile which was replaced by the years inscribed in relief on two rows "1865 1905" for the initial type (1905) awarded to civil servants, "1865 1909" for the second type (1951) awarded to the military and "1885 1909" to the Force Publique (1952).
237:
for long service. It was reissued slightly modified (see description below) in 1951 at the request of veterans' groups, to veterans and military personnel who had a minimum of one year's good and faithful service between 16 December 1865 and 18 December 1909. The medal was once again reissued for a
1230:
1209:
1223:
1127:
1037:
926:
1285:
1065:
1195:
891:
1292:
242:
who also had a minimum of one year's good and faithful service between 1 July 1885 and 18 December 1909. The one year's minimum service requirement was later removed by royal decrees in 1959 and 1960.
1051:
988:
1044:
682:
870:
1271:
856:
1278:
1085:
675:
56:
1216:
1120:
1113:
1335:
1330:
668:
1237:
1340:
233:
The medal was initially awarded to civil servants with a minimum of 20 years of honourable service between 1865 and 1905 who were eligible for the
660:
1058:
849:
842:
1106:
1016:
995:
960:
877:
485:"Royal decree of 21 July 1905 creating the Commemorative Medal of the Reign of King Leopold II". Belgian Defence Ministry. 21 July 1905.
698:
644:
458:
555:"1952 Royal decree amending the statute of the Commemorative Medal of the Reign of King Leopold II". Belgian Defence Ministry. 1952.
520:"1951 Royal decree amending the statute of the Commemorative Medal of the Reign of King Leopold II". Belgian Defence Ministry. 1951.
1350:
981:
789:
328:
1251:
1244:
47:
912:
1345:
1134:
1023:
190:
Lieutenant
General Baron Jules Jacques de Dixmude, a recipient of the Commemorative Medal of the Reign of King Leopold II
967:
587:
884:
295:
251:
The
Commemorative Medal of the Reign of King Leopold II was a 33 mm in diameter gilt bronze circular medal. Its
74:
1030:
453:
309:
974:
796:
690:
919:
588:"Recipients of the Commemorative Medal of the Reign of King Leopold II compiled from the ARS MORIENDI web site"
270:
red ribbon with a 3 mm wide central black stripe bordered on both sides by 5 mm wide yellow stripes.
266:
The medal was suspended by a ring through a ribbon and bow-shaped suspension loop from a 37 mm wide silk
1099:
409:
953:
734:
182:
Lieutenant
General FĂ©lix Wielemans, a recipient of the Commemorative Medal of the Reign of King Leopold II
170:
1009:
713:
336:
234:
353:
101:
1002:
946:
821:
720:
625:
Recueil des dispositions légales et réglementaires régissant les ordres nationaux belges. 2e Ed. N.pl
1092:
828:
278:
The individuals listed below were awarded the
Commemorative Medal of the Reign of King Leopold II:
35:
1128:
Commemorative medal for missions or operations regarding the operational defense of the territory
768:
727:
1175:
573:
538:
503:
905:
433:
260:
227:
803:
782:
8:
775:
741:
438:
341:
138:
39:
24:
376:
300:
1262:
1168:
898:
560:
525:
490:
347:
1161:
1154:
443:
1196:
Commemorative
Decoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Creation of the Railroads
199:
317:
256:
1311:
448:
239:
207:
863:
652:
1324:
186:
1086:
Military
Decoration for exceptional service, bravery or exceptional devotion
591:
238:
third time in 1952, again slightly modified, to members and veterans of the
1231:
Commemorative Medal for the 100th
Anniversary of the Belgian Postal Service
223:
52:
1210:
Commemorative Medal for the 75th
Anniversary of the Belgian Postal Service
178:
835:
1245:
Commemorative Medal for the "European March of Memory and
Friendship"
1155:
Civil decoration for acts of bravery, selfsacrifice and philanthropy
370:
Cavalry
Lieutenant General Baron Emile de Wykerslooth de Rooyensteyn
43:. It contains Cite Web citations that do not contain any valid URLs.
618:
Recueil illustré des décorations belges et congolaises, 4e Edition.
267:
396:
Cavalry Lieutenant General Count Frédéric van der Stegen de Putte
252:
215:
133:
1224:
Commemorative Medal for the Centenary of the Telegraphic Service
417:
Ambassador Count Conrad de Buisseret-Steenbecque de Blarenghien
1038:
Medal for Resistance against Nazism in the Annexed Territories
927:
Commemorative Medal of the National Committee for Aid and Food
219:
106:
Commemorative Medal of the Reign of King Leopold II (obverse)
358:
Cavalry Lieutenant General Vicount Victor Buffin de Chosal
364:
Cavalry Lieutenant General Count André de Jonghe d’Ardoye
291:
Cavalry Lieutenant General Baron Albert du Roy de Blicquy
212:
Herinneringsmedaille aan de Regeerperiode van Leopold II
399:
Cavalry Major General Count Théodore-Louis d’Oultremont
1217:
Centenary of National Independence Commemorative Medal
1121:
Commemorative Medal for Foreign Operations or Missions
857:
Commemorative Medal of the 1914–1917 African Campaigns
590:(in French). ARS MORIENDI. 6 July 2012. Archived from
1114:
Commemorative Medal for Armed Humanitarian Operations
259:
with a central medallion bearing the left profile of
367:
Cavalry Lieutenant General Fernand du Roy de Blicquy
273:
1203:
Commemorative Medal of the Reign of King Leopold II
632:
Distinctions honorifiques de la Belgique, 1830-1985
196:
Commemorative Medal of the Reign of King Leopold II
95:
Commemorative Medal of the Reign of King Leopold II
1286:1940–1945 Cross of Honour of the Belgian Red Cross
1238:Commemorative Medal of the Reign of King Albert I
329:Lieutenant General Baron Jules Jacques de Dixmude
204:Médaille Commémorative du Règne du Roi Léopold II
1322:
1066:Foreign Operational Theatres Commemorative Medal
405:Governor Camille Count de Briey Baron de Landres
390:Lieutenant General François-Guillaume Boÿ Aert
218:civilian and later military and police forces
676:
337:Lieutenant General Albert Lantonnois van Rode
318:Lieutenant General Count GĂ©rard-Mathieu Leman
226:to commemorate the 40th year of the reign of
550:
548:
515:
513:
480:
478:
476:
474:
402:Governor Baron Raymond de Kerchove d’Exaerde
1252:"Four Days of the Yser" Commemorative Medal
1107:Cross of Honour for Military Service Abroad
342:Lieutenant General Baron Armand de Ceuninck
1336:Military awards and decorations of Belgium
1331:Orders, decorations, and medals of Belgium
699:Orders, decorations, and medals of Belgium
683:
669:
459:Orders, decorations, and medals of Belgium
361:Cavalry Lieutenant General Jules De Blauwe
222:originally established on 21 July 1905 by
545:
510:
471:
384:Lieutenant General Charles-Joseph Lambeau
123:20 years of service between 1865 and 1909
75:Learn how and when to remove this message
1100:Military Decoration for faithful service
1059:Commemorative Medal of the 1940–1945 War
989:Abyssinian Campaigns Commemorative Medal
892:1914–1918 Medal for National Restoration
850:Commemorative Medal of the 1914–1918 War
377:Lieutenant General Baron Théophile Wahis
305:Lieutenant General Baron Louis de Ryckel
185:
177:
169:
1341:Civil awards and decorations of Belgium
373:Cavalry Lieutenant General Gustave Fivé
314:Lieutenant General Baron Honoré Drubbel
1323:
1293:1940–1945 Belgian Red Cross Decoration
282:Lieutenant General Alphonse Verstraete
1162:Civil decoration for faithful service
843:Volunteer Combatant's Medal 1914–1918
664:
387:Lieutenant General Baron Albert Donny
1052:Medal of Belgian Gratitude 1940–1945
1045:Medal of the Recruiting Centers 1940
1017:Political Prisoner's Cross 1940–1945
961:1940–1945 Military Combatant's Medal
913:Inter-Allied Victory Medal 1914–1918
878:Political Prisoner's Medal 1914–1918
790:1830 Volunteers' Commemorative Cross
246:
18:
982:1940–1945 Colonial War Effort Medal
13:
580:
393:Lieutenant General Emile Libbrecht
333:Lieutenant General Georges Guiette
322:Lieutenant General Victor Bertrand
301:Lieutenant General FĂ©lix Wielemans
288:Lieutenant General Harry Jungbluth
40:link to broken or outdated sources
14:
1362:
638:
420:Ambassador Baron Ludovic Moncheur
381:Lieutenant General Louis Cuvelier
352:Cavalry Lieutenant General Baron
325:Lieutenant General Joseph Jacquet
296:Antonin de Selliers de Moranville
274:Notable recipients (partial list)
1305:
751:
692:
610:
454:Democratic Republic of the Congo
132:
100:
23:
1024:Prisoner of War Medal 1940–1945
645:Bibliothèque royale de Belgique
414:Ambassador Baron Albéric Fallon
285:Lieutenant General Joseph Leroy
1351:1905 establishments in Belgium
1272:Order of the Belgian Red Cross
1:
871:Maritime Decoration 1914–1918
464:
410:Charles Maximilien de Lalaing
310:Émile Dossin de Saint-Georges
174:Reverse of the three variants
55:or discuss this issue on the
423:Count Edmond Carton de Wiart
16:Belgian commemorative medal
7:
1010:Civilian Disobedience Medal
975:1940–1945 African War Medal
968:Volunteer's Medal 1940–1945
797:1870–71 Commemorative Medal
653:Les Ordres Nationaux Belges
427:
255:bore the relief image of a
10:
1367:
1346:Awards established in 1905
996:Resistance Medal 1940–1945
920:Civic Decoration 1914–1918
885:Deportees' Cross 1914–1918
1302:
1261:
1185:
1144:
1135:Meritorious Service Medal
1075:
1031:Escapees' Cross 1940–1945
1003:Civilian Resistance Medal
936:
813:
760:
749:
721:Order of the African Star
705:
308:Lieutenant General Baron
160:
152:
144:
127:
119:
111:
99:
94:
954:Maritime Medal 1940–1945
769:Civic Guard Merit Medal
728:Royal Order of the Lion
354:LĂ©on de Witte de Haelen
294:Lieutenant General Sir
211:
203:
191:
183:
175:
906:Queen Elisabeth Medal
434:Leopold II of Belgium
189:
181:
173:
1279:Blood Donour's Medal
836:Yser Cross and Medal
829:Fire Cross 1914–1918
776:1830 Star of Honour
742:Order of Leopold II
594:on 6 September 2011
439:Monarchy of Belgium
346:Lieutenant General
115:Commemorative medal
53:addressing link rot
48:improve the article
1312:Belgium portal
1176:Laureate of labour
822:War Cross 1914–18
735:Order of the Crown
630:Borné A.C., 1985,
192:
184:
176:
139:Kingdom of Belgium
1318:
1317:
1263:Belgian Red Cross
1169:Labour Decoration
947:War Cross 1940–45
899:King Albert Medal
623:Cornet R., 1982,
616:Quinot H., 1950,
568:Missing or empty
533:Missing or empty
498:Missing or empty
408:Ambassador Count
247:Award description
168:
167:
156:No longer awarded
85:
84:
77:
1358:
1310:
1309:
1308:
1295:
1288:
1281:
1274:
1254:
1247:
1240:
1233:
1226:
1219:
1212:
1205:
1198:
1178:
1171:
1164:
1157:
1137:
1130:
1123:
1116:
1109:
1102:
1095:
1088:
1068:
1061:
1054:
1047:
1040:
1033:
1026:
1019:
1012:
1005:
998:
991:
984:
977:
970:
963:
956:
949:
939:& Korean War
929:
922:
915:
908:
901:
894:
887:
880:
873:
866:
859:
852:
845:
838:
831:
824:
806:
799:
792:
785:
778:
771:
755:
754:
744:
737:
730:
723:
716:
714:Order of Leopold
697:
696:
695:
685:
678:
671:
662:
661:
657:
649:
604:
603:
601:
599:
584:
578:
577:
571:
566:
564:
556:
552:
543:
542:
536:
531:
529:
521:
517:
508:
507:
501:
496:
494:
486:
482:
444:Congo Free State
235:Civic Decoration
148:Belgian citizens
137:
136:
104:
92:
91:
80:
73:
69:
66:
60:
50:
27:
19:
1366:
1365:
1361:
1360:
1359:
1357:
1356:
1355:
1321:
1320:
1319:
1314:
1306:
1304:
1298:
1291:
1284:
1277:
1270:
1257:
1250:
1243:
1236:
1229:
1222:
1215:
1208:
1201:
1194:
1187:
1181:
1174:
1167:
1160:
1153:
1147:civilian awards
1146:
1140:
1133:
1126:
1119:
1112:
1105:
1098:
1091:
1084:
1078:military awards
1077:
1071:
1064:
1057:
1050:
1043:
1036:
1029:
1022:
1015:
1008:
1001:
994:
987:
980:
973:
966:
959:
952:
945:
938:
932:
925:
918:
911:
904:
897:
890:
883:
876:
869:
862:
855:
848:
841:
834:
827:
820:
809:
802:
795:
788:
781:
774:
767:
756:
752:
747:
740:
733:
726:
719:
712:
706:National orders
701:
693:
691:
689:
655:
647:
641:
613:
608:
607:
597:
595:
586:
585:
581:
569:
567:
558:
557:
554:
553:
546:
534:
532:
523:
522:
519:
518:
511:
499:
497:
488:
487:
484:
483:
472:
467:
430:
276:
261:King Leopold II
249:
228:King Leopold II
131:
107:
90:
81:
70:
64:
61:
46:
44:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1364:
1354:
1353:
1348:
1343:
1338:
1333:
1316:
1315:
1303:
1300:
1299:
1297:
1296:
1289:
1282:
1275:
1267:
1265:
1259:
1258:
1256:
1255:
1248:
1241:
1234:
1227:
1220:
1213:
1206:
1199:
1191:
1189:
1183:
1182:
1180:
1179:
1172:
1165:
1158:
1150:
1148:
1142:
1141:
1139:
1138:
1131:
1124:
1117:
1110:
1103:
1096:
1093:Military Cross
1089:
1081:
1079:
1073:
1072:
1070:
1069:
1062:
1055:
1048:
1041:
1034:
1027:
1020:
1013:
1006:
999:
992:
985:
978:
971:
964:
957:
950:
942:
940:
934:
933:
931:
930:
923:
916:
909:
902:
895:
888:
881:
874:
867:
860:
853:
846:
839:
832:
825:
817:
815:
811:
810:
808:
807:
800:
793:
786:
779:
772:
764:
762:
758:
757:
750:
748:
746:
745:
738:
731:
724:
717:
709:
707:
703:
702:
688:
687:
680:
673:
665:
659:
658:
650:
640:
639:External links
637:
636:
635:
628:
627:., (Brussels)
621:
612:
609:
606:
605:
579:
544:
509:
469:
468:
466:
463:
462:
461:
456:
451:
449:Force Publique
446:
441:
436:
429:
426:
425:
424:
421:
418:
415:
412:
406:
403:
400:
397:
394:
391:
388:
385:
382:
379:
374:
371:
368:
365:
362:
359:
356:
350:
348:AloĂŻs Biebuyck
344:
339:
334:
331:
326:
323:
320:
315:
312:
306:
303:
298:
292:
289:
286:
283:
275:
272:
248:
245:
240:Force Publique
166:
165:
162:
158:
157:
154:
150:
149:
146:
142:
141:
129:
125:
124:
121:
117:
116:
113:
109:
108:
105:
97:
96:
88:
83:
82:
31:
29:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1363:
1352:
1349:
1347:
1344:
1342:
1339:
1337:
1334:
1332:
1329:
1328:
1326:
1313:
1301:
1294:
1290:
1287:
1283:
1280:
1276:
1273:
1269:
1268:
1266:
1264:
1260:
1253:
1249:
1246:
1242:
1239:
1235:
1232:
1228:
1225:
1221:
1218:
1214:
1211:
1207:
1204:
1200:
1197:
1193:
1192:
1190:
1186:Commemorative
1184:
1177:
1173:
1170:
1166:
1163:
1159:
1156:
1152:
1151:
1149:
1143:
1136:
1132:
1129:
1125:
1122:
1118:
1115:
1111:
1108:
1104:
1101:
1097:
1094:
1090:
1087:
1083:
1082:
1080:
1074:
1067:
1063:
1060:
1056:
1053:
1049:
1046:
1042:
1039:
1035:
1032:
1028:
1025:
1021:
1018:
1014:
1011:
1007:
1004:
1000:
997:
993:
990:
986:
983:
979:
976:
972:
969:
965:
962:
958:
955:
951:
948:
944:
943:
941:
937:World War II
935:
928:
924:
921:
917:
914:
910:
907:
903:
900:
896:
893:
889:
886:
882:
879:
875:
872:
868:
865:
861:
858:
854:
851:
847:
844:
840:
837:
833:
830:
826:
823:
819:
818:
816:
812:
805:
801:
798:
794:
791:
787:
784:
780:
777:
773:
770:
766:
765:
763:
759:
743:
739:
736:
732:
729:
725:
722:
718:
715:
711:
710:
708:
704:
700:
686:
681:
679:
674:
672:
667:
666:
663:
654:
651:
646:
643:
642:
633:
629:
626:
622:
619:
615:
614:
611:Other sources
593:
589:
583:
575:
562:
551:
549:
540:
527:
516:
514:
505:
492:
481:
479:
477:
475:
470:
460:
457:
455:
452:
450:
447:
445:
442:
440:
437:
435:
432:
431:
422:
419:
416:
413:
411:
407:
404:
401:
398:
395:
392:
389:
386:
383:
380:
378:
375:
372:
369:
366:
363:
360:
357:
355:
351:
349:
345:
343:
340:
338:
335:
332:
330:
327:
324:
321:
319:
316:
313:
311:
307:
304:
302:
299:
297:
293:
290:
287:
284:
281:
280:
279:
271:
269:
264:
262:
258:
254:
244:
241:
236:
231:
229:
225:
221:
217:
213:
209:
205:
201:
197:
188:
180:
172:
163:
159:
155:
151:
147:
143:
140:
135:
130:
126:
122:
118:
114:
110:
103:
98:
93:
87:
79:
76:
68:
58:
54:
49:
42:
41:
37:
32:This article
30:
26:
21:
20:
1202:
804:Service Star
631:
624:
617:
596:. Retrieved
592:the original
582:
277:
265:
257:cross pattée
250:
232:
224:royal decree
195:
193:
164:21 July 1905
128:Presented by
86:
71:
65:January 2021
62:
33:
864:Liège Medal
814:World War I
656:(in French)
648:(in French)
598:6 September
161:Established
145:Eligibility
120:Awarded for
1325:Categories
783:Iron Cross
634:(Brussels)
570:|url=
535:|url=
500:|url=
465:References
620:(Hasselt)
57:talk page
36:citations
761:Pre–1914
561:cite web
526:cite web
491:cite web
428:See also
214:) was a
1145:Current
1076:Current
253:obverse
216:Belgian
45:Please
1188:medals
200:French
153:Status
268:moiré
220:medal
208:Dutch
89:Award
38:that
34:uses
600:2012
574:help
539:help
504:help
194:The
112:Type
230:.
51:by
1327::
565::
563:}}
559:{{
547:^
530::
528:}}
524:{{
512:^
495::
493:}}
489:{{
473:^
210::
206:,
202::
684:e
677:t
670:v
602:.
576:)
572:(
541:)
537:(
506:)
502:(
198:(
78:)
72:(
67:)
63:(
59:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
