Medal with ribbon, Circa 1920s

Historical information

No more than 350,000 Belgian Victory Medals were issued.
The designed was Paul Dubois , a noted Belgian sculptor.

Physical description

Circular bronze Medal with multi-coloured ribbon.
Obverse has Victory with spread wings, standing on a Globe.
Reverse has Belgian Coat of Arms in a central laurel wreath.
Surrounding it are the shields of nine Allied countries.

Inscriptions & markings

Around the medal's edge is the bilingual text " LA GRANDE GUERRE POUR LA CIVILISATION DE GROOTE OORLOG TOT DE BESHAVING ''.
( "The Great War For Civilization " in French and in Flemish.

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