Seraphim Medal

The Seraphim Medal (Serafimermedaljen) is a royal medal of Sweden. Established in 1748, it is awarded by the King of Sweden for service that benefits society or service of a humanitarian nature.

Appearance
The Seraphim Medal is a gold medal of the 8th size. The obverse of the medal bears the effigy of King Frederick I with the inscription above FREDERICUS D.G. REX SUECIAE. The reverse of the medal bears these words in the centre: ORDO EQ SERAPHIN · RESTAURATUS NATALI REGIS LXXIII · (Order of the Seraphim restored on the seventy-third birthday of the King). Surrounding all of this is the collar of the Order of the Seraphim. Circumscribing the collar is the inscription PROCERES CUM REGE NECTIT 1748 (It unites the Foremost with the Prince).

Recipients
Since 1973, the medal has only been awarded to the following fourteen people:
 * Britta Holmström, 1973
 * Jacob Wallenberg, 1975
 * Sven Romanus, 1980
 * Gösta Wallin, 1980
 * Sven Edling, 1984
 * Olof Rydbeck, 1987
 * Henry Montgomery, 1998
 * Carl Axel Petri, 1998
 * Peter Wallenberg, 2000
 * Carl-Gustaf Andrén, 2002
 * Hans Blix, 2004
 * Sture Linnér, 2008
 * Herbert Blomstedt, 2012
 * Stig Strömholm, 2012