Honour and Loyalty Badge.
Known Makers - Always Unmarked.
Instituted -. June 1944.
Rarity - Extremely Rare.
Honour and Loyalty Badge - Obverse.
Honour and Loyalty Badge - Obverse.
This badge is finely struck in
bronze and comprises of a broad, double edged sword with straight quillions
with gently sloping upper edges. The
handle has a diagonally twisted grip and a triangular pommel. Superimposed over the blade is the circular
badge of the VNV. The badge of the VNV
itself is a triangle within a circle, which symbolises the three rivers
bordering Flanders, the Rhine, Meuse and Scheldt. The circle enclosing the triangle stands for
unity within this delta. Around this is
an open topped wreath of oak leaves with five single leaves on either side,
placed tip over stalk. At the base is a
ribbon that is formed straight with two folds, one at either end. On to this, in raised capital letters, is the
inscription, 'EER EN TROUW', which translates to, Honour and Loyalty. The sword measures 55 mm from the tip to the
top of the pommel and the wreath measures 35 mm across. The circle measures 25 mm across and 4 mm
wide.
The reverse is plain, save for
two metal loops similar to those found on British cap badges, one at the top of
the sword and one near the hilt and through these is placed a brass clip to
hold the badge to the tunic.
The Honour and Loyalty Badge was
instituted in June 1944 and was intended to reward special acts of courage at
home or at the front. The badge could
be worn on the left breast pocket of the VNV and Waffen-SS uniform. For those killed in the course of military
action or by the resistance forces in Belgium, the badge was awarded mounted on
a commemorative plaque.
Honour and Loyalty Badge - Obverse - Fake.
Honour and Loyalty Badge - Reverse - Fake.
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