Belgian Commemorative Medal of the Reign of King Albert I 1909-1934

An original Belgian Commemorative Medal of the Reign of Albert I, awarded in 1934 to mark the 25th anniversary of King Albert I’s accession to the throne (1909–1934). The circular bronze medal was presented to members of the Belgian armed forces, state officials, and selected civilians to commemorate the reign of a monarch closely associated with Belgian resistance and sacrifice during the First World War.

The obverse bears the relief left profile of King Albert I wearing a military helmet adorned with a laurel wreath and a military overcoat with the collar up. The relief inscription in Latin along the upper circumference reads “ALBERTUS” and at the bottom, “REX” meaning “Albert” “King”. On the reverse, a large relief capital letter A under a royal crown between two vertical branches, oak at left and laurel at right, at the bottom, the years “1909” and “1934”

Condition
Very good

Ribbon: 36mm. Yellow divided by a narrow Green central stripe.