Medal for Heroic Deeds
The Medal for Heroic Deeds was instituted in Norway by royal resolution on 19 August 1885 and is awarded for honorable actions in saving lives or a comparable act. There were originally three classes, but from 1905 the medal has only been awarded in gold and silver. To be awarded in gold the recipient must have committed an unusually notable rescue of life where the rescuer's life was put at risk.
Medal for Heroic Deeds
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- Medal for Heroic Deeds Medaljen for edel dåd
- Period
- 1885.
- Region
- Norway.
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The Medal for Heroic Deeds was instituted in Norway by royal resolution on 19 August 1885 and is awarded for honorable actions in saving lives or a comparable act. There were originally three classes, but from 1905 the medal has only been awarded in gold and silver. To be awarded in gold the recipient must have committed an unusually notable rescue of life where the rescuer's life was put at risk.
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The medal is surmounted by the Crown of Norway and the adverse side features the portrait, name and title of the reigning monarch. At present the portrait is of King Harald V of Norway, and the inscription reads «Harald den 5, Norges Konge» (Harald the fifth, King of Norway). The reverse features an oak wreath and the words «For edel dåd» (For noble deed). The ribbon is in the national colours of Norway: red, white and blue.
Reverse of the Norwegian medal for heroic deeds (=Medaljen for edel dåd), as it looks under King Harald V
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• Name — Medal for Heroic Deeds Medaljen for edel dåd • Presenter — Norway • Type — Two grade medal (Gold and Silver) • Established — 19 August 1885 • Higher — St. Olav's Medal With Oak Branch (Gold) King Haakon VII's Medal of Liberty (Silver) • Lower — King's Medal of Merit (Gold) Medal for Rescue at Sea (Silver) • Image2 Size — 100px • Caption2 — Ribbon bar of the medal
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Medal for Heroic Deeds first recorded.
1885
Medal for Heroic Deeds is recorded from 1885.
1885
Medal for Heroic Deeds was established or created on 19 August 1885.
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Medal for Heroic Deeds was established or created on 19 August 1885. Recorded as military decoration. Situated in Norway.
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