This is a list of Norwegian orders and medals, in order of precedence. This list contains all medals approved for wearing on a Norwegian military uniform in ranked order.
Awarded by or approved by H.M. The King[]
Those awards presented by or approved by the King of Norway are worn in an order of precedence established by Royal Decree of 11 June 1943, with subsequent additions.[1]
1. | War Cross With Sword | |
2. | Medal for Outstanding Civic Service | |
3. | Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav | |
4. | Royal Norwegian Order of Merit | |
5. | Haakon VII Freedom Cross | |
6. | St. Olav's Medal With Oak Branch | |
7. | Medal for Heroism in Gold | |
8. | King's Medal of Merit in Gold | |
9. | St. Olav's Medal | |
10. | War Medal | |
11. | Armed Forces Medal for Heroic Deeds | |
12. | King Haakon VII Freedom Medal | |
13. | Medal for Heroism in Silver | |
14. | Medal for Rescue at Sea | |
15. | Nansen Medal for Outstanding Research | |
16. | Norwegian Police Cross of Honor | |
17. | Civil Defence Cross of Honor | |
18. | Norwegian Defence Cross of Honour | |
19. | Defence Service Medal with Laurel Branch | |
20. | Police Service Medal with Laurel Branch | |
21. | Civil Defence Service Medal with Laurel Branch | |
22. | King's Medal of Merit in Silver | |
23. | Defence Medal 1940 – 1945 | |
24. | Home Guard Medal of Merit | |
25. | The Norwegian Korea Medal | |
26. | Maudheim Medal | |
27. | Antarctic Medal | |
28. | H. M. The King's Commemorative Medal in Gold | |
29. | Royal House Centennial Medal | |
30. | King Haakon VII Commemorative Medal | |
31. | King Haakon VII 1905–1930 Jubilee Medal | |
32. | King Haakon VII 1905–1955 Jubilee Medal | |
33. | King Haakon VII 70th Anniversary Medal | |
34. | King Haakon VII Centennial Medal | |
35. | King Olav V's Commemorative Medal | |
36. | King Olav V's Anniversary Medal 1957-1982 | |
37. | King Olav V's 100th Anniversary Medal | |
38. | King Harald V's Jubilee Medal 1991-2016 | |
39. | H. M. The King's Commemorative Medal in Silver | |
40. | Defence Service Medal | |
41. | Police Medal | |
42. | Civil Defence Service Medal | |
43. | Wounded in Action Medal | |
44. | Armed Forces Medal for International Operations | |
45. | Police Medal for International Service | |
46. | Civil Defence Medal for International Service |
47. Medals for Defence Service Abroad
Medal for Defence Service Abroad with rosette Medal for Defence Service Abroad Medal for Defence Service Abroad - Afghanistan Medal for Defence Service Abroad - Saudi Arabia Medal for Defence Service Abroad - Balkans
48. Medals for Defence Operations Abroad
Medal for Defence Operations Abroad - Bosnia-Herzegovina Medal for Defence Operations Abroad - Kosovo-Serbia-Montenegro Medal for Defence Operations Abroad - Afghanistan Medal for Defence Operations Abroad - Operation Active Endeavour Medal for Defence Operations Abroad - Iraq Medal for Defence Operations Abroad - Operation Baltic Accession Medal for Defence Operations Abroad - Sudan Medal for Defence Operations Abroad - Lebanon Medal for Defence Operations Abroad - Chad Medal for Defence Operations Abroad - Somalia Medal for Defence Operations Abroad - Libya Medal for Defence Operations Abroad - Syria
National Service Medal - Army National Service Medal - Navy National Service Medal - Air Force National Service Medal - National Guard
Royal Family Orders[]
1. | Royal Family Order of King Haakon VII of Norway | |
2. | Royal Family Order of King Olav V of Norway | |
3. | Royal Family Order of King Harald V of Norway |
Foreign decorations[]
Decorations that are awarded or approved by foreign heads of state, the United Nations or NATO. They are ranked as follows: British, Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Swedish, UN, NATO, other countries are ranked alphabetically by their name in French.
Other Norwegian decorations[]
Other foreign decorations[]
- Multinational Force and Observers Medal
- PLANELM Medal
Medals awarded for military skills[]
These decorations are most often divided in three classes: bronze, silver and gold. They are most often awarded as metal badges, but if the gold requirements are met over several years a medal is awarded.
- Det militære skarpskyttermerke (shooting)
- Det militære marsjmerke (30 km march with gear under a set time)
- Det militære skimerke (skiing)
- Infanterimerket (infantry skils)
- Feltidrettsmerket (military sports)
- Det militære femkampmerke
Civil medals of skill[]
These share most of the characteristics of the badges and medals awarded for military skills, but the requirements may vary more. They may only be worn on military uniform as medals.
- Det frivillige Skyttervesens dugleiksmerke (shooting)
- Norges Skytterforbunds armégeværmedalje (NAIS-medaljen) (shooting)
- Det frivillige Skyttervesens skiskyttermedalje (shooting)
- Norges idrettsforbunds idrettsmerke (Norwegian Athletic Society Medal) (sports)
- Norges Svømmeforbunds «Den store havhesten» (swimming)
- KNBLO medal (Netherlands)
Other approved Norwegian medals[]
- Hans Majestet Kongens Gardes medalje awarded internally in Hans Majestet Kongens Garde.
No longer awarded[]
- The Royal Norwegian Order of the Norwegian Lion
See also[]
- List of Norwegian Honours awarded to Heads of State and Royals
- List of honours of the Norwegian Royal Family by country
External links[]
- Norwegian Royal House web page list of Norwegian medals
- The Collection of Henrik Revens Website features orders and medals of Norway as well as other Nordic countries.[dead link]
- The Royal Norwegian Order of St Olav
- warsailors.com about the war medals
- A private page with very nice images
- This list on medals.org
- Decorations and Medals of the Kingdom of Norway
- A private page about Norwegian medals
- Norwegian based page about these and other medals
References[]
- ↑ "Norwegian Decorations". The Royal House of Norway. http://www.royalcourt.no/artikkel.html?tid=33029&sek=33027. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
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