The book of orders of knighthood and decorations of honour of all nations ... . with the inscription, Leopold Premier,Roi des Beiges. The reverse shows in the middle a crown,beneath which is, each time when presented, engraved, thename, domicile, and the cause of the reward, of the reci-pient. The legend is Devouement, Courage, Humanite—Recompense publique (Self-devotion, courage, humanity—public reward). By a decree of the 19th April, 1849, the following bye-lawswere added: 1. The medal is in future to be adorned with a crown. 2. The distribution of the colours of the ribbon by which themedal
The book of orders of knighthood and decorations of honour of all nations ... . with the inscription, Leopold Premier,Roi des Beiges. The reverse shows in the middle a crown,beneath which is, each time when presented, engraved, thename, domicile, and the cause of the reward, of the reci-pient. The legend is Devouement, Courage, Humanite—Recompense publique (Self-devotion, courage, humanity—public reward). By a decree of the 19th April, 1849, the following bye-lawswere added: 1. The medal is in future to be adorned with a crown. 2. The distribution of the colours of the ribbon by which themedal is worn suspended at the button-hole is shown (Plate III. Nos. 14, 15 and 16). MEDAL FOR VACCINATION. It originated in Holland in 1818, for the encouragement ofvaccination. The value of the gold medal is 50 gulden(about 4 guineas), and is presented to medical practitioners whohave gratuitously vaccinated more than one hundred children inthe course of the year. The same medal (Tab. II. No. 10) is now also introduced inBelgium. |{i:l(; 11 >i. Tahiv 11 18.
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