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Medal - Pour la Belgique
| Location | Belgium |
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| Year | 1915 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Conjoined effigies of King Albert I and Queen Elisabeth of Belgium in relief within an ornate cartouche, surmounted by a royal crown flanked by two rampant Belgian lions. A battlefield scene with troops is depicted in the background field, with the bilingual legend arching across the upper portion. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A wounded lion in high relief, resting defiantly on a pile of rubble with its head raised, symbolising Belgium's resistance. The dates 1914-1915 are inscribed on the rocky ground beneath the lion, with a bilingual legend arching above and below in the field. |
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