Royal Honourary Prize for Shooting Competitions

1815–1914 (Modern era to the First World War)

1914–1918 (World War I)

The Royal Honour Prize for Shooting Competitions was established by Royal Decree on 5 February 1902 to promote the voluntary practice of shooting with handguns amongst the general public and amongst those sections of the armed forces who were not on active duty. The Royal Honour Prize for Shooting Competitions was awarded in the gold, silver and bronze categories.

It was struck at the Royal Mint; the dies were engraved by Johannes Cornelis Wienecke. The Royal Honourary Prize for Shooting Competitions has not been awarded since 1926.

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General

Start date	1902
End date	1926
Captions	voorzijde: WILHELMINA KONINGIN DER NEDERLANDEN; keerzijde: KONINKLIJKE EEREPRIJS VOOR SCHIETWEDSTRIJDEN
Dimensions [width]	28 mm
Material	gold; gold-plated silver; silver; bronze
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Background

Institutional decision	Royal Decree, 5 February 1902
Additions	Royal Decree, 12 April 1926
Objective	Established to promote voluntary practice in shooting with handguns amongst the general public and amongst those sections of the armed forces who were not on active duty.
(Historical) context
Producer	The Royal Mint; Johannes Cornelis Wienecke
Bibliography	Orders and Decorations of the Netherlands, 135–136
Note	The Royal Honourary Prize for Shooting Competitions was awarded in gold (gold-plated silver), silver and bronze. Civilians were awarded the honour with a clasp made of the same metal as the medal, bearing the inscription: ALLEN WEERBAAR.