Above, the Royal Coat of Arms and below, the coat of arms of the city of Antwerp. Bilingual French/English legend around the rest of the 11-line legend.
Reverse lettering
POUR L`ENFANT DU SOLDAT (blason) FOR
THE SOLDIER`S CHILD
AVANT QU`ON
ANÉANTISSE NOTRE
ARMÉE.
IL FAUDRA QU`ON ME MARCHE
SUR LE CORPS
1914
BEFORE ANNIHILATING OUR
ARMY
ONE MUST PASS OVER
MY BODY
ALBERT