World War I Medals

The Belgian Victory Medal was established by royal decree on 15 July 1919 and awarded to all members of the Belgian Armed Forces who served during the World War I. The basic obverse design, by the Scottish sculptor William McMillan, is a winged Victory standing on a globe and was adopted by many of the allied countries.

A triangular-shaped commemorative World War I medal, with a soldier wearing a helmet. The medal has a Red, orange and black ribbon.

World War One, Cross of Fire medallion. Helmet over bayonet with small artillery gun. With red and blue ribbon.

The Honour Cross of the World War 1914-1918, commonly referred to as the Hindenburg Cross or the German WWI Service Cross, was established by Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg, President of the German Weimar Republic, in 1934, to commemorate service of the German people during the First World War. This was Germany's fi rst official service medal for soldiers of Imperial Germany who had taken part in the war, and where they had since died it was also awarded to their surviving next-of-kin. The bronze medal for combatants is in the form of a Maltese cross with a laurel wreath with the dates "1914 1918”, along with crossed swords between the arms. The reverse side is plain, except for the manufacturer's marks. The cross was worn suspended from a ribbon with black, white and red stripes.