Belgium Royal Rescuers Antwerp Cross King Leopold 1880 Life Saving Medal Belgian Decoration 1st Version

BELGIUM: WW1 Cross of the Royal Rescuers of Antwerp - King Leopold, 
1880. A a rare life saving award.
On the obverse: The inscription "Redden of Sterven" (Rescue or Die) and
the portrait of King Leopold I.
"The Rescuers of Antwerp" organization was founded in 1880 as a 
Royal Charitable Institution, with main purpose the reward of those who 
spontaneously and selflessly put their own lives at risk in order to save 
a human life in danger.
This is the rarest type (1st type) of the Cross.

FULL SIZE

1880 - pre WW1 1914 - 1918

Item 100% original – ribbon original

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