Commemorative Decoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Creation of the Railroads (original) (raw)

The Commemorative Decoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Creation of the Railroads 1834-1884 (French: Décoration Commémorative du 50ème Anniversaire de la Création des Chemins de Fer 1834-1884, Dutch: Commemorative Decoratie van de 50e Verjaardag van de Schepping van de Spoorwegen 1834-1884) was a Belgian commemorative award denoting the 50th anniversary of the law of 1 May 1834 ordering the creation of railroads in Belgium. It was established by royal decree of King Leopold II on 30 April 1884 at the suggestion of the ministers of Public Works and of the Interior, its statute was ratified by a further royal decree on 11 July 1884.