Medal of the Red Cross (Netherlands)
The Medal of the Red Cross is a royal decoration of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to award those who dedicated themselves to and showed important deeds towards the Netherlands Red Cross.
| Medal of the Red Cross | |
|---|---|
 The medal and the ribbon bar (silver star is indicating a clasp) | |
Awarded by  | |
| Type | Civil decoration |
| Status | Not currently awarded |
| Statistics | |
| Established | 5 October 1910 |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Flood disaster Medal |
| Next (lower) | Medal of Recognition |
The medal is also named the Dutch government medal because the medal is not created by the Netherlands or international Red Cross, but created by royal decree on 5 October 1910 by the Dutch government. Thereby this medal is an official Dutch royal decoration.
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