Medal of the Red Cross (Netherlands)

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Medal of the Red Cross
The medal and the ribbon bar (silver star is indicating a clasp)
TypeCivil decoration
Presented by Kingdom of the Netherlands
StatusNot currently awarded
Established5 October 1910
Precedence
Next (higher)Flood disaster Medal
Next (lower)Medal of Recognition

The Medal of the Red Cross is a royal decoration of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to be awarded for dedication and important services to the Netherlands Red Cross.

The medal is classed as an official Dutch royal decoration as it was not created by the Netherlands or international Red Cross, but by royal decree on 5 October 1910 by the Dutch government.

It was last awarded in 1967.

Sources[edit]

  • Jhr. G.M. Verspyck, "Het Nederlandsche Roode Kruis (1867-1967)", The Hague, 1967
  • H.G. Meijer, C.P. Mulder en B.W. Wagenaar, "Orders and Decorations of The Netherlands", 1984