Netherlands medal Liege/luik 1934

[Roeland]

Hello Gents,

I bought this medal, but haven't got an idea what it is, perhaps someone else knows it/can help me.

The front says:

-1934

-National (in French and Dutch)

-NLD (but the letters might also be read in a different order like: ND L, I have no idea)

the back says:

-Jos Sandre

-Li?ge

anyboy any idea what it is?

thanks in advance for any help.

kind regards,

Roeland

[Hendrik]

Hello Roeland,

Non-official medals as this one is not my field at all but at a guess : Nationale des D?fenseurs de Li?ge (National Society of Li?ge's Defenders) ... may well be quite wrong and hopefully someone will correct me then !

Cheers,

Hendrik

[Jef]

Hello Roeland,

Non-official medals as this one is not my field at all but at a guess : Nationale des D?fenseurs de Li?ge (National Society of Li?ge's Defenders) ... may well be quite wrong and hopefully someone will correct me then !

Cheers,

Hendrik

Hello Roeland and Hendrik,

It might be totaly wrong, but I was told this medal is a commemoration medal which was given by a certain organisation to people who travelled as a pelgim to Lourdes. NLD or NDL ....Notre Dame de Lourdes.

On the other hand, if it would be a Li?ge Defenders medal, I doubt the maker ( Jos. Sandre, Li?ge) would use a Dutch word (nationaal)in a Waloon medal?

Kind regards,

Jef

[Hendrik]

... I doubt the maker ( Jos. Sandre, Li?ge) would use a Dutch word (nationaal)in a Waloon medal?

Good point, Jef ! Until further notice, "Notre Dame de Lourdes" it is ...

Cheers,

Hendrik

[Jef]

Good point, Jef ! Until further notice, "Notre Dame de Lourdes" it is ...

Cheers,

Hendrik

Maybe another question for Loek Jansens? Looking forward to hear his answer.

Jef

[Vatjan]

Notre Dame de Lourdes, is the right answer. Usually you can find these with an metal bar on the ribbon indicating the year of the pilgrimage.

Jan

[Hendrik]

Thanks, Jan, for confirming the Lourdes angle ! Glad to have learned something today

Hendrik

Edited November 2, 2007 by Hendrik

[Roeland]

thanks for the answer gents,

that sure clears things up.

although not military, still a nice medal to look at.

the year of the pilgrimage is 1934.

[oli4vercammen]

Indeed Notre Dame du Lourdes. I had a uniform of them wich I striped and sold the insignia. (no worries the uniform was a civilian vest wich smelled after urine) The reason I bought it at a fleamarket was that in the pocket was a nice knight in the leopoldsorder and a French medal.

Edited November 11, 2007 by oli4vercammen

[Roeland]

youre quite lucky oli4vercammen, to have found 2 medals in the pocket

I believe I have found a picture with someone wearing the medal I asked about.