The Order of Leopold II (French: Ordre de Léopold II) was established in 1891 by King Leopold II of Belgium in the Congo Free State, which was his private possession. The order's motto is "l'Union fait la force" or "Eendracht maakt kracht" (Unity is strength), and the order was awarded for services to Congo and its head of state. When Congo became a Belgian colony in 1908, the order was also adopted by the Kingdom of Belgium. The Order of Leopold II is one of the three national Belgian orders, along with the Order of the Crown and the Order of Leopold. The order is in beautiful, original, used condition.