Flood disaster Medal

Infobox Military Award
name=Museum Medal


caption= The bronze medal
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type= Civil decoration,
with degrees silver and bronze
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status= Not currently awarded
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established=27 March 1855
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higher=Museum Medal
lower= Medal of the Red Cross


caption2=The ribbon bar of a bronze medal

The Decoration for acknowledgement of excellent deeds performed during a flood disaster (Dutch: "Onderscheidingsteken ter erkenning van uitstekende daden bij watersnood verricht"), usually named Flood disaster Medal (Dutch: "Watersnoodmedaille"), was created by royal decree on 27 March 1855 by King William III of the Netherlands. The medal is intended for those civilians who have shown zeal, courage, leadership, and self-sacrifice during the event of a flood disaster