This medal was instituted on 1 August 1945 by the Prince-Regent Karel, in three classes : gold, silver and bronze.
It was awarded to civilians, Belgian or foreign alike, who during the war had shown their patriotism in the humanitarian field by acts of courage.
The obverse shows a veiled woman (representing Belgium) with a rapier in her right hand, raised in salute. Red Cross members who qualified were awarded a medal with a red enamel cross in the open laurel wreath of the medal's suspension.
Variation 1 : close up of the front
classification : B019-01 full size medal silver grade hollow red cross fixed attachment
Variation 1 : close up of the front
classification : B019-01
Variation 1 : close up of the back
classification : B019-01
Variation 2 : close up of the front
CLASSIFICATION : B019-02 FULL SIZE MEDAL bronze GRADE full RED CROSS FIXED ATTACHMENT
Variation 2 : close up of the front
classification : B019-02
Variation 2: close up of the back
classification B019-02 no cross visible at the back
Variation 3: close up of the front
CLASSIFICATION : B019-03 FULL SIZE MEDAL BRONZE GRADE hollow RED CROSS FIXED ATTACHMENT
Variation 3 : close up of the front
classification B019-03
Variation 3 : close up of the back
classification B019-03
Variation 4: close up of the front
CLASSIFICATION : B019-04 FULL SIZE MEDAL gold GRADE without RED CROSS FIXED ATTACHMENT
Variation 4 : close up of the front
classification B019-04
Variation 4 : close up of the back
classification B019-04
Variation 5 : close up of the front
CLASSIFICATION : B019-05 FULL SIZE MEDAL bronze GRADE without RED CROSS lose ring ATTACHMENT
Variation 5 : close up of the front
classification B019-05
Variation 5 : close up of the back
classification B019-05
Variation 6 : close up of the front
CLASSIFICATION : B019-06 FULL SIZE MEDAL bronze GRADE without RED CROSS fixed ATTACHMENT
Variation 6 : close up of the front
classification B019-06 V shaped open laurel
Variation 6 : close up of the back
classification B019-06
Variation 7 : close up of the front
CLASSIFICATION : B019-07 FULL SIZE MEDAL bronze GRADE with RED CROSS fixed ATTACHMENT
Variation 7 : close up of the front
classification B019-07
Variation 7 : close up of the back
classification B019-07 cross visible at the back
Variation 8 : close up of the front
CLASSIFICATION : B019-08 FULL SIZE MEDAL BRONZE GRADE WITHOUT RED CROSS FIXED ATTACHMENT
Variation 8 : close up of the front
classification B019-08 perfect closed laurel
Variation 8 : close up of the back
classification B019-08
Variation 9 : close up of the front
CLASSIFICATION : B019-09 FULL SIZE MEDAL GOLD GRADE WITHOUT RED CROSS Flose ring ATTACHMENT
