Proficiency Medal from the Dutch Sports Federation

After 1945 (present day)

The Dutch Sports Federation’s Proficiency Medal was established in 1960 as a reward for passing the Dutch Sports Federation’s proficiency tests. It is awarded in gold, silver and bronze. It was manufactured by Koninklijke Begeer and designed by H. Wetselaar.

The Dutch Sports Federation’s Proficiency Medal is still awarded today and is listed in the decree on the order of precedence for honours, as laid down by the Minister of the Interior.

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General

Start date	1960
End date
Captions	voorzijde: VOOR ALZIJDIGE VAARDIGHEID; keerzijde: NSF
Dimensions [width]	32 mm
Material	gilt silver; silver; bronze
Number

Background

Institutional decision
Additions
Objective	Awarded as a reward for passing the proficiency tests set by the Dutch Sports Federation.
(Historical) context
Producer	Koninklijke Begeer; H. Wetselaar
Bibliography	Orders and Decorations of the Netherlands, 140–142
Note	On the first award, the recipient is presented with a bronze medal. On the second award, the recipient is presented with a bronze ‘2’ to be worn on the ribbon of the bronze medal. On the third award, the recipient is presented with a silver medal. On the fourth award, the recipient is presented with a silver number ‘4’, which is worn on the ribbon of the silver medal. On the fifth award, the recipient is presented with a gold medal. For subsequent awards, the relevant number is awarded in gold. On the 10th award, a bronze laurel wreath is awarded, which is worn on the ribbon of the gold medal. The 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th awards are denoted by the Roman numerals I, II, III and IV. The 15th award is accompanied by a silver palm branch and the 20th by a gold one.