Resistance Memorial Cross

The Resistance Commemoration Cross was established by Royal Decree of 29 December 1980, No. 104 (Bulletin of Acts and Decrees No. 715) ‘to be awarded on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the liberation to those who took part in the resistance against the occupiers of Dutch territory during the Second World War’.

 

It was produced by Koninklijke Begeer; the dies were cut by Frans Smits. Approximately 15,300 copies were struck.

 

The Resistance Commemoration Cross 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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Start date1980
End date
Captionsvoorzijde: DE TYRANNY VERDRYVEN
Dimensions [width]40 mm
Materialsilver
Numberapproximately 15,300
Background
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Institutional decisionRoyal Decree, 29 December 1980, No. 104 (Bulletin of Acts and Decrees No. 715)
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ObjectiveAwarded ‘on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the liberation to those who took part in the resistance against the occupiers of Dutch territory during the Second World War’.
(Historical) context
ProducerKoninklijke Begeer; Frans Smits
BibliographyOrders and Decorations of the Netherlands, 100; Commemorative Book of the Resistance Commemoration Cross
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Section
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The Resistance Commemorative Cross, front of the cross from 1980; a medal bearing the inscription ‘Drive out Tyranny 1940 1945’
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