page_title: Commemorative Medals for Army Marches
section_title: Vier Dagen van de Ijzer
hierarchical_section_title: Commemorative Medals for Army Marches / Vier Dagen van de Ijzer
caption_attribution_description: English: March of the "Four Days of the Yser" Commemorative Medal (Belgium) Français&#160;: Médaille commémorative des "Quatre jours de l'Yser" (Belgique) Nederlands: Herinneringsmedaille van de "Vierdaagse van de IJzer"
context_page_description: The Commemorative Medals for Army Marches are two distinct medals awarded for participating in the two marches organised yearly by the Belgian Army. They are not decorations, but they may be worn by members of the Belgian Armed Forces on their uniform during the year following the participation if they request it. For members of the Belgian Army, participating in the marches counts as operational training.
context_section_description: The Four Days of the Yser is a four-day international march organised since 1967 by the Order of the Horse Fishermen of Oostduinkerke, in order to honour the tradition of shrimping on horseback on the one hand and to emphasize the scenic attractions of the Westhoek, the western part of the Belgian coast. Since 1972 it is organised by the Belgian Armed Forces to strengthen the bond between the Belgian Armed Forces and society, to commemorate the casualties of both World Wars, particularly those who fell on the battlefields of the Westhoek during the First World War, and to introduce the hikers to the historical and touristic values of the Westhoek. The march was initially four times thirty-two kilometers long, but now currently has 8,16,24 and 32 km routes including detours for disabled access and pushchairs.
  https://4daagse.be/index.php/nl/huidige-editie/aandenkens
  The medal is round or triangular, made in silver or bronze, and showing the imprint of a World War I Belgian soldier, but the shape of the medal can change every five years. The ribbon is dark blue with a large vertical scarlet stripe. Small metal bars are added to the ribbon when the bearer has completed the march more than one time.
caption: Four Days of the Yser medal with 1990 bar
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