Royal Order of the Lion
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The Royal Order of the Lion is a Belgian honor established during the colonial era to recognize distinguished service, particularly related to the Congo Free State and later Belgian Congo.
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Belgian order
ⓘ
order of merit ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Chancellery of the Belgian Orders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardingAuthority | King of the Belgians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canBeAwardedTo |
Belgians
ⓘ
foreign nationals ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| establishedFor |
distinguished service in the Belgian Congo
ⓘ
distinguished service in the Congo Free State ⓘ |
| fieldOfRecognition |
meritorious service in Central Africa
ⓘ
services to the Belgian colonial enterprise ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Leopold II of Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGrade |
Commander
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grand Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ Grand Officer ⓘ Knight ⓘ Officer ⓘ |
| hasPostNominalLetters | R.L. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1891 ⓘ |
| insigniaFeature |
central medallion with lion
ⓘ
royal crown suspension ⓘ white-enamelled Maltese cross ⓘ |
| laterLinkedTo | Belgian Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motto |
Arbeid en Vooruitgang
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Travail et Progrès NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage |
Dutch
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| namedAfter | lion ⓘ |
| originallyLinkedTo | Congo Free State GENERATED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Order of Leopold
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Order of the African Star NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ribbonColor | yellow with blue edge stripes ⓘ |
| status | dormant for new ordinary awards ⓘ |
| typeOfAward |
civil decoration
ⓘ
colonial decoration ⓘ |
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