Belgium Belgian Congo WWI Order of Leopold II Officer's Cross Bilingual with Diploma Dated 1961

Belgium: Order of Leopold II, Officer's Cross.
With its diploma of issue for meritorious services 
during the Great War (WW1) - this is a late award 
as the diploma is dated 1961.
The Order was instituted in 1900, initially as an 
award for exceptional military and civilian 
services to the Belgian Congo.  In 1908 the Order 
became officially a Belgian Order as well, being
awarded for exceptional civil or military services 
to both Belgium or the Belgian Colony of Congo.
Given that this Officer's Cross was awarded in 
1961 this is the bilingual version of the Cross 
that was issued after 1952.

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World War 1 1914 -1918 (Issued in 1961)

Item 100% original - ribbon,  diploma original

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