Help in identifying the Belgian badge

[Collect Cat]

有人知道这枚勋章的由来吗？军事勋章？

我是勋章收藏的新手，能得到的信息比较少，希望有人能给我介绍一些书，让我可以更好的学习。

[Flávio P.Z.Peixoto]

Hello
This is the King Albert I Veterans' Cross 1909-1934, an unofficial medal for veterans who served primarily in the First World War.

[Collect Cat]

6 hours ago, Flávio P.Z.Peixoto said:

您好，
这是 1909 - 1934 年阿尔贝一世国王退伍军人十字勋章，是授予主要参加第一次世界大战的退伍军人的非官方奖章。

thank you very much,🍻

[VC89]

There are two versions of this medal: a Dutch and a French version (Welcome to Belgium 😛). Yours is the Dutch version with "De Veteranen van Koning Albert I 1909-1934" on the reverse. The French version reads "Les Vétérans du Roi Albert Ier".

 

The federation is still active, I believe, and have some other medals too. They can be dated easily when they use the abbreviation of their federation on their medals. Unfortunately they don't use it on yours.

 

• Founded on 8 june 1948 under the name: Nationaal Verbond De Veteranen van Koning Albert I (NVVKA1) [Dutch] / Fédération National Les Vétérans du Roi Albert I (FNVRA1) [French]
  meaning: National Federation The Veterans of King Albert I.
   
• Received the "Royal" title on 3 may 1973 and so the name changed into Koninklijke Verbond De Veteranen van Koning Albert I (KVVKA1) [Dutch] / Fédération Royale Les Vétérans du Roi Albert I (FRVRA1) [French]
  meaning: Royal Federation The Veterans of King Albert I.
   
• On 16 september 2005 they changed it again, 'cause there were not much veterans of that era alive anymore, into: Koninklijke Verbond De Veteranen en Sympathisanten van Koning Albert I (KVVSKA1) [Dutch] / Fédération Royale Les Vétérans et Sympathisants du Roi Albert I (FRVSRA1) [French]
  meaning: Royal Federation The Veterans and Sympathizers of King Albert I.

Edited 2 hours ago by VC89