Medal of the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute

Medal of the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute
KNMI Medal
Awarded by Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kingdom of the Netherlands
Type Civil decoration,
with degrees gold and silver
Eligibility Members of the Dutch merchant navy
Awarded for Distinguished support to the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute
Status Currently awarded
Description Only a medal, without a ribbon or ribbon bar
Statistics
Established 1870
Precedence
Next (higher) Silver or Bronze Honorary Medal for Charitable Assistance
Next (lower) The Ruyter Medal
Noribbon.svg
The award has no ribbon bar

The Medal of the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, or shortly KNMI Medal, is a royal decoration awarded by the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) to those officers or captains of the Dutch merchant navy who exceptionally supported the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute by collecting and distributing observations about the weather at sea.

The medal is awarded in gold and silver.


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