All soldiers participating in the First Aceh Expedition and/or the first six months of the Second Aceh Expedition were entitled to the medal under Royal Decree No. 9 of May 12, 1874. Officially this was called the Aceh Medal 1873–1874, but as the purpose of the operation was to take the Kraton, the medal is also known as the Kraton-medaille.
Recipients of the Aceh medal were also entitled to the Expedition Cross with Atjeh 1873–1874 clasp. This provision in the Royal Decree of April 24, 1875 is contrary to the Dutch rule that no more than one medal may be awarded for a single event.
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The Aceh medal is circular and made of gilt bronze. It has a diameter of 36 millimetres (1.4 in). The bronze for the medals comes from the kraton captured bronze cannons. The obverse shows the right facing effigy of King William III of the Netherlands, with the inscription WILLEM III KONING DER NEDERLANDEN GHVL (WILLIAM III King of the Netherlands Grand Duke of Luxembourg). The reverse bears the inscription ATJEH 1873 EN 1874 surrounded by a wreath of laurel and oak leaves. Originally to be spelt ATCHIN, it was changed to the current spelling by a Royal Decree dated August 28, 1874.
The 37 mm wide ribbon was originally dark orange. A Royal Decree dated April 24, 1875 changed the color to "Nassau blue".
aceh, medal, this, article, includes, list, references, related, reading, external, links, sources, remain, unclear, because, lacks, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, september, 2021, learn, when, r. This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations September 2021 Learn how and when to remove this message The Aceh Medal Dutch Atjeh medaille was founded by King William III of the Netherlands on May 12 1874 in a royal decree The medal was presented to troops participating in the First Aceh Expedition and the Second Aceh Expedition Aceh MedalAceh Medal 1873 1874TypeCampaign medalPresented bythe Kingdom of the NetherlandsCampaign s First Aceh WarSecond Aceh WarEstablishedMay 12 1874Ribbon bar of the medal Contents 1 Criteria 2 Design 3 Recipients 4 Sources 5 External linksCriteria editAll soldiers participating in the First Aceh Expedition and or the first six months of the Second Aceh Expedition were entitled to the medal under Royal Decree No 9 of May 12 1874 Officially this was called the Aceh Medal 1873 1874 but as the purpose of the operation was to take the Kraton the medal is also known as the Kraton medaille Recipients of the Aceh medal were also entitled to the Expedition Cross with Atjeh 1873 1874 clasp This provision in the Royal Decree of April 24 1875 is contrary to the Dutch rule that no more than one medal may be awarded for a single event Design editThe Aceh medal is circular and made of gilt bronze It has a diameter of 36 millimetres 1 4 in The bronze for the medals comes from the kraton captured bronze cannons The obverse shows the right facing effigy of King William III of the Netherlands with the inscription WILLEM III KONING DER NEDERLANDEN GHVL WILLIAM III King of the Netherlands Grand Duke of Luxembourg The reverse bears the inscription ATJEH 1873 EN 1874 surrounded by a wreath of laurel and oak leaves Originally to be spelt ATCHIN it was changed to the current spelling by a Royal Decree dated August 28 1874 The 37 mm wide ribbon was originally dark orange A Royal Decree dated April 24 1875 changed the color to Nassau blue Recipients editJohan Cornelis van der WijckSources editDr W F Bax Ridderorden eereteekenen draagteekens en penningen betreffende de Weermacht van Nederland en Kolonien 1813 heden 1973 H G Meijer C P Mulder en B W Wagenaar Orders and Decorations of The Netherlands 1984External links editAfbeelding op 1 Atjeh or Kraton medal 1873 1874 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Aceh Medal amp oldid 1176847578, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
