Belgian Civic Decoration 1st Class Silver

Instituted on 21 July 1944, the Civic Decoration was established to reward exceptional acts of bravery, devotion or humanity during the war. There are five classes of this award and we are able to offer here, in very limited numbers, the 2nd class in silver from the period 1940-45. The badge of the Civic Cross is a white enameled Maltese cross with the monogram of the King in the centre, between the arms of the Cross are flaming torches. The ribbon has alternating vertical red and black stripes. Very limited availability!