Medal, Albert and Elisabeth, Belgium, 1914
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1914
Albert and Elisabeth Medal, Belgium, World War I, 1914, presented to Mrs Gabrielle Enthoven in 1915. This medal was presented to Mrs Enthoven for her Red Cross work. The image is a joint portrait of Albert and Elisabeth, King and Queen of the Belgians who resisted the German occupation of their country in 1914.
The reverse is inscribed with the words of the King, given in French and Flemish, which translate as 'Our Army cannot be crushed but across my corpse'. Albert and Elisabeth Medal, bronze, profile heads of King Albert and Queen Elisabeth of the Belgians, with inscription 'LL MM ALBERT ELISABETH'. On reverse, the inscription 'AVANT QU'ON ANÉANTISSE NOTRE ARMEE IL FAUT QU'ON ME MARCHE SUR LE CORPS' and 'VOORALEER MIJN LEGER TE VERNIETIGEN ZAL MEN OVER MIJN LICHAAM MOETEN TRAPPEN. ALBERT ', with. around edge, 'VOOR HET ROODE KRUIS' and 'POUR LA CROIX ROUGE' and the date 1914. Inscribed on the rim, 'PRESENTÉ À MADAME ENTHOVEN 1915'.
On a grosgrain ribbon attached to a safety pin, the ribbon in bands of, from left, black, yellow and red.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Bronze medal on cotton ribbon
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 3 cm
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- Baetes, Jules
- Place recorded
- Belgium
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Victoria and Albert Museum, London collection record for this single object (sentences kept verbatim apart from removed sale or rarity wording); how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Candidate id
- vam-O1467611
- Museum object name
- Medal
- Holding institution
- Victoria and Albert Museum, London
- Museum object number
- S.589-2018
- Museum system number
- O1467611
Catalogue references
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Research required
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