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WW1 Belgium Fire Cross Medal. Full-Sized.
The 1914-1918 Fire Cross (Dutch: Vuurkruis 1914-1918, French: Croix du Feu 1914-1918) was a Belgian military decoration awarded to all holders of the so-called "Fire Card" which was awarded to all who came under fire at the front during the First World War. The medal was established by royal decree on 6 February 1934. It could not be awarded posthumously.
OBVERSE: A battlefield with an artillery field gun in the distance and a helmet and bayonet in the foreground. A radiant sun is breaking through the clouds above. This scene is framed by two pillars of laurel left and right.
REVERSE: A diagonally positioned laurel branch with the central inscription "SALUS PATRIAE SUPREMA LEX", bottom right are the dates 1914 - 1918 and top left a radiant royal crown. The designer's signature "A. Rombaut" is bottom left.
HANGER/RIBBON: Red with three blue stripes, one at the centre and the other two near the edges.
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