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Order of precedence of Belgian national orders and awards. Grey text indicates dormant awards.

The list is established based on the official current order of precedence as stated in military regulations, combined with the list established in 1985 by Charles Borné. As an official order of precedence including all medals ever created by Belgium was never established, currently obsolete commemorative medals are excluded from this list.

Order of precedence of Belgian national orders and medals

Grand Cordon, Order of Leopold	Grand Cross, Order of the African Star	Grand Cross, Order of the lion	Grand Cross, Order of the Crown	Grand Cross, Order of Leopold II
Grand Officer, Order of Leopold	Grand Officer, Order of the African Star	Grand Officer, Order of the lion	Grand Officer, Order of the Crown	Grand Officer, Order of Leopold II
Commander, Order of Leopold	Commander, Order of the African Star	Commander, Order of the lion	Commander, Order of the Crown	Commander, Order of Leopold II
Officer, Order of Leopold	Officer, Order of the African Star	Officer, Order of the lion	Officer, Order of the Crown	Officer, Order of Leopold II
Knight, Order of Leopold	Knight, Order of the African Star	Knight, Order of the lion	Knight, Order of the Crown	Knight, Order of Leopold II
Golden palms, Order of the Crown	Silver palms, Order of the Crown	Gold medal, Order of the African star	Gold medal, Order of the lion	Gold medal, Order of the crown
Gold medal, Order of Leopold II	Silver medal, Order of the African star	Silver medal, Order of the lion	Silver medal, Order of the Crown	Silver medal, Order of Leopold II
Bronze medal, Order of the African star	Bronze medal, Order of the lion	Silver medal, Bronze of the Crown	Silver medal, Bronze of Leopold II	Military decoration for exceptional services or gallantry
Civil Decoration for bravery	Cargenie hero fund medal	War cross, WW I	War cross, WW II	War cross
Armed resistance medal	Yser medal	Fire cross	Political prisoner's cross, WW II	Maritime decoration, WW I
Maritime medal, WW II	Civil decoration, WW I	Civil decoration, WW II	Escaper's cross	King Albert medal
Queen Elisabeth medal	Belgian gratitude medal	Volunteer combatant medal, WW I	War volunteer medal, WW II	WW I Victory medal
WW I commemorative medal	WW II commemorative medal	Foreign operational theatres medal	Prisoner of War medal	Deportees' cross, WW I
Civil disobedience medal	Military combatant medal, WW II	Military Cross	Military decoration, faithful service	Civil decoration, faithful service
Cross of honour for service abroad	Armed humanitarian operations medal	Foreign operations medal	Homeland operations medal	Meritorious service medal

See also

• Orders, decorations, and medals of Belgium

References

1. Distinctions Honorifiques De La Belgique 1830-1985

• Belgian military regulation DGHR-SPS-DECOR-001 of 18 January 2006
• André Charles Borné: Distinctions Honorifiques De La Belgique 1830-1985 (ISBN 2802200577)

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National orders	Order of Leopold Order of the African Star Royal Order of the Lion Order of the Crown Order of Leopold II
Pre–1914	Civic Guard Merit Medal 1830 Star of Honour Iron Cross 1830 Volunteers' Commemorative Cross 1870–71 Commemorative Medal Service Star
World War I	War Cross 1914–18 Fire Cross 1914–1918 Yser Cross and Medal Volunteer Combatant's Medal 1914–1918 Commemorative Medal of the 1914–1918 War Commemorative Medal of the 1914–1917 African Campaigns Liège Medal Maritime Decoration 1914–1918 Political Prisoner's Medal 1914–1918 Deportees' Cross 1914–1918 1914–1918 Medal for National Restoration King Albert Medal Queen Elisabeth Medal Inter-Allied Victory Medal 1914–1918 Civic Decoration 1914–1918 Commemorative Medal of the National Committee for Aid and Food
World War II & Korean War	War Cross 1940–45 Maritime Medal 1940–1945 1940–1945 Military Combatant's Medal Volunteer's Medal 1940–1945 1940–1945 African War Medal 1940–1945 Colonial War Effort Medal Abyssinian Campaigns Commemorative Medal Resistance Medal 1940–1945 Civilian Resistance Medal Civilian Disobedience Medal Political Prisoner's Cross 1940–1945 Prisoner of War Medal 1940–1945 Escapees' Cross 1940–1945 Medal for Resistance against Nazism in the Annexed Territories Medal of the Recruiting Centers 1940 Medal of Belgian Gratitude 1940–1945 Commemorative Medal of the 1940–1945 War Foreign Operational Theatres Commemorative Medal
Current military awards	Military Decoration for exceptional service, bravery or exceptional devotion Military Cross Military Decoration for faithful service Cross of Honour for Military Service Abroad Commemorative Medal for Armed Humanitarian Operations Commemorative Medal for Foreign Operations or Missions Commemorative medal for missions or operations regarding the operational defense of the territory Meritorious Service Medal
Current civilian awards	Civil decoration for acts of bravery, selfsacrifice and philanthropy Civil decoration for faithful service Labour Decoration Laureate of labour
Commemorative medals	Commemorative Decoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Creation of the Railroads Commemorative Medal of the Reign of King Leopold II Commemorative Medal for the 75th Anniversary of the Belgian Postal Service Centenary of National Independence Commemorative Medal Commemorative Medal for the Centenary of the Telegraphic Service Commemorative Medal for the 100th Anniversary of the Belgian Postal Service Commemorative Medal of the Reign of King Albert I Commemorative Medal for the "European March of Memory and Friendship" "Four Days of the Yser" Commemorative Medal
Belgian Red Cross	Order of the Belgian Red Cross Blood Donour's Medal 1940–1945 Cross of Honour of the Belgian Red Cross 1940–1945 Belgian Red Cross Decoration
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