Markmanship Champion of the Royal Dutch East Indies Army
The Royal Dutch East Indies Army Shooting Prize was established in 1936 as a reward for those who managed to achieve the required number of points at the K.N.I.L.’s annual shooting competitions. The ribbon is adorned with elongated bronze buckles indicating the discipline in which the Shooting Prize was won and the number of times it was awarded.
The prize medal was struck by Gerritsen & Van Kempen.
The Royal Dutch East Indies Army Shooting Prize is listed in the decree on the order of precedence for honours, as laid down by the Minister of the Interior.
General
| Start date | 1936 |
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| End date | 1951 |
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| Dimensions [width] | 37 mm |
| Material | bronze; enamel |
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Background
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| Objective | Established as a reward for those who managed to achieve the required number of points at the annual shooting competitions organised by the K.N.I.L. |
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| Producer | Gerritsen & Van Kempen |
| Bibliography | Orders and Decorations of the Netherlands, 135 |
| Note | Elongated bronze buckles are worn on the ribbon, indicating the discipline in which the shooting prize was won. There are four different buckles with the inscriptions: RIFLE TIME, MACHINE GUN TIME, PISTOL TIME and K.M. TIME, for prizes won in shooting competitions involving the rifle, machine gun, pistol or carbine-machine gun. Next to the word ‘MAAL’, Arabic numerals indicated the number of times the shooting prize had been won. |
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| Additions | buckles |
