Belgium, Kingdom. A Political Prisoner's Cross 1940-1945

(Croix du Prisonnier Politique 1940–1945). In silvered bronze with red and black enamels, measuring 37 mm (w) x 37 mm (h), intact enamels, original ribbon, scattered silvering wear, near extremely fine.

Footnote: The Political Prisoner's Cross 1940-1945 was a Belgian war medal established by royal decree of the Regent on November 13, 1947 and awarded to Belgian citizens arrested and interned by the Germans as political prisoners during the Second World War. The award's statute included provisions for posthumous award should the intended recipient not survive detention, and the right of the widow, the mother or the father of the deceased to wear the cross.