Orders, Decorations and Medals of Belgium

Links and Other References

Acknowledgements

Hendrik Meersschaert, for unbounded enthusiasm, help and support; and for many of the Belgian images from his own collection; also Paul Davis, François Dutil, Patrick Van Hoorebeke, Sven Vik and Yuri Yashnev, who have also been generous enough to share.

Links

The Belgian Royal Army Museum - Belgian National Orders - outstanding pictures!

Antonio Prieto Barrio - Ribbons of Belgium - Page 1 - Page 2 - Page 3 - Page 4 - Page 5 - Page 6 - Page 7 - Page 8

David Devine - Rusty Knight: Belgian Medals

Hendrik Meersschaert's Medal Corner

Jeremy Newman - Jeremy's Medals: Belgium

Ilya Repetski - World Awards: Belgium

Bill Simpson - Bill's Belgium Medals - pictorial record of a fascinating collection.

Johnny Vanhooren - Over Leeuwen en Lintjes

Sven Vik - World Orders and Medals: Belgium

Yuri Yashnev - For Merit: Belgium

Medalj.nu - Belgium

Wikipedia - List of the Orders, Decorations and Medals of Belgium

L'Univers des Médailles - a blog on Belgian medals, in French

Text References

André Borné Honneur au travail: Distinctions honorifiques pour les travailleurs 1830–1980, (Brussels), 1982.

A.C. Borné Distinctions honorifiques de la Belgique, 1830–1985 (Brussels), 1985.

R. Cornet Recueil des dispositions légales et réglementaires régissant les ordres nationaux belges. 2e Ed. N.pl., (Brussels), 1982.

P. Van Hoorebeke 175 Ans de l'Ordre de Léopold et les Ordres Nationaux Belges (MRA Brussels), 2007.

H. Quinot Recueil illustré des décorations belges et congolaises, 4e Edition. (Hasselt), 1950.

Antti Ruokonen The Spirit of the Lion: Orders of Belgium, 2012.

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