fme_1030088 - BELGIUM - KINGDOM OF BELGIUM - REIGN OF LEOPOLD III Médaille, Croix rouge de Belgique
60.00 €(Approx. 71.40$ | 52.20£)
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Type : Médaille, Croix rouge de Belgique
Date: 1939
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 70 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Engraver DEVREESE Godefroid (1861- 1941)
Weight : 107,14 g.
Edge : lisse
Puncheon : sans poinçon
Coments on the condition:
Patine hétérogène avec des taches noires d’oxydation. Présence de quelques coups et rayures
Obverse
Obverse legend : AIDONS-NOUS MUTUELLEMENT : LA CHARGE DES MALHEURS EN SERA PLUS LEGERE.
Obverse description : Vieillard portant sur son dos un jeune homme, marchant sur un chemin bordé de chardons. Signé : G. DEVREESE. 1916.
Reverse
Reverse legend : CROIX ROUGE DE BELGIQUE // TEMOIGNAGE / DE RECONNAISSANCE / A MME FILITTI / 1939.
Reverse description : Légende en 1 et 4 lignes sous un blason émaillé rouge et blanc posé sur des branches de laurier.
Commentary
Médaille décernée à Madame Filitti en 1939.
Medal awarded to Madame Filitti in 1939
Medal awarded to Madame Filitti in 1939
Historical background
BELGIUM - KINGDOM OF BELGIUM - REIGN OF LEOPOLD III
(17/12/1934-21/9/1944-16/7/1951)
Son of Albert I and grand-nephew of Leopold II, Leopold III became king following the accidental death of his father. In 1936, faced with threats of war, he put an end to the alliance with France and reaffirmed the neutrality of Belgium. In 1940, during the German invasion, he took command of the army but was quickly forced to sign an unconditional surrender. A prisoner of war, he refused any collaboration and ceased all political activity. Taken to Germany then liberated by the Allies, he retired to Switzerland while a regency was entrusted to his brother, Prince Charles (September 21, 1944). Much criticized, he regained the throne in 1950 after a referendum on the resumption of his powers. Welcomed by strikes and demonstrations, he then named Baudoin "royal prince" then abdicated in his favor in July 1951. He died in 1983.
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