Status Currently awarded | Established 23 March 1907 | |
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Type Civil decoration,with degrees gold, silver and bronze Eligibility seamens, shipowners, and rescuer at sea Awarded for praiseworthily acts of duty for the Dutch Ship transport Description Round medal with on the front side a picture of Michiel de Ruyter. The medal is worn with a dark orange ribbon. | ||
De Ruyter Medal (Dutch: De Ruyter-medaille) was created by royal decree no. 1 on 23 March 1907 by Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, to be awarded to those members of the Dutch Merchant fleet who distinguish themselves by praiseworthily acts of duty for the Dutch Ship transport. The medal can be awarded in gold, silver or bronze. Awarding is on basis by nomination of the Netherlands government and by royal decree.
With the De Ruyter Medal the Kingdom of the Netherlands honors since 1907 the threehundredth birthday of Michiel de Ruyter, one of the most famous admirals in Dutch history.
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