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Order of Leopold II



The Order of Leopold II is a military order of Belgium and is named in honor of King Léopold II. The decoration was established in 1900 by Léopold II as king of the Congo Free State and was in 1908, upon Congo being handed over to Belgium, incorporated into the Belgian awards system.



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