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Belgian honours order of wearing

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Order of precedence of Belgian national orders and awards. Grey text indicates dormant awards.

The list is established based on the official current order of precedence as stated in military regulations, combined with the list established in 1985 by Charles Borné.[1] As an official order of precedence including all medals ever created by Belgium was never established, currently obsolete commemorative medals are excluded from this list.

Order of precedence of Belgian national orders and medals
Grand Cordon, Order of Leopold Grand Cross, Order of the African Star Grand Cross, Order of the lion Grand Cross, Order of the Crown Grand Cross, Order of Leopold II
Grand Officer, Order of Leopold Grand Officer, Order of the African Star Grand Officer, Order of the lion Grand Officer, Order of the Crown Grand Officer, Order of Leopold II
Commander, Order of Leopold Commander, Order of the African Star Commander, Order of the lion Commander, Order of the Crown Commander, Order of Leopold II
Officer, Order of Leopold Officer, Order of the African Star Officer, Order of the lion Officer, Order of the Crown Officer, Order of Leopold II
Knight, Order of Leopold Knight, Order of the African Star Knight, Order of the lion Knight, Order of the Crown Knight, Order of Leopold II
Golden palms, Order of the Crown Silver palms, Order of the Crown Gold medal, Order of the African star Gold medal, Order of the lion Gold medal, Order of the crown
Gold medal, Order of Leopold II Silver medal, Order of the African star Silver medal, Order of the lion Silver medal, Order of the Crown Silver medal, Order of Leopold II
Bronze medal, Order of the African star Bronze medal, Order of the lion Silver medal, Bronze of the Crown Silver medal, Bronze of Leopold II Military decoration for exceptional services or gallantry
Civil Decoration for bravery Cargenie hero fund medal War cross, WW I War cross, WW II War cross
Armed resistance medal Yser medal Fire cross Political prisoner's cross, WW II Maritime decoration, WW I
Maritime medal, WW II Civil decoration, WW I Civil decoration, WW II Escaper's cross King Albert medal
Queen Elisabeth medal Belgian gratitude medal Volunteer combatant medal, WW I War volunteer medal, WW II WW I Victory medal
WW I commemorative medal WW II commemorative medal Foreign operational theatres medal Prisoner of War medal Deportees' cross, WW I
Civil disobedience medal Military combatant medal, WW II Military Cross Military decoration, faithful service Civil decoration, faithful service
Cross of honour for service abroad Armed humanitarian operations medal Foreign operations medal Homeland operations medal Meritorious service medal

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Distinctions Honorifiques De La Belgique 1830-1985
  • Belgian military regulation DGHR-SPS-DECOR-001 of 18 January 2006
  • André Charles Borné: Distinctions Honorifiques De La Belgique 1830-1985 (ISBN 2802200577)