Orders, decorations, and medals of Sweden
Orders of Sweden constituting the Royal Order of Knights
The Orders, decorations, and medals of Sweden have a historical basis, reaching back to the 1606 founding of the extinct Jehova Order. The Royal Order of Knights of Sweden were only truly codified in the 18th century, with their formal foundation in 1748 by Frederick I of Sweden. Significant reforms in 1974 changed the conditions and criteria under which many orders and decorations could be awarded.[1]
Chart comparing Swedish medal size scale to millimeters scale
Orders[]
Royal orders of knighthood[]
- Royal Order of the Seraphim (Serafimerorden)[2]
- Order of the Sword (Svärdsorden)[3]
- Order of the Polar Star (Nordstjärneorden)[4]
- Order of Vasa (Vasaorden)[5]
- Order of Charles XIII (Carl XIII:s orden)[6]
Orders of knighthood under royal patronage[]
- Order of St John in Sweden (Johanniterorden)[7]
Fraternal orders under royal patronage[]
- Swedish Order of Freemasons (Svenska Frimurare Orden)
- (Coldinuorden)
- Par Bricole (Par Bricole)
- (Svea Orden)
- (Götiska Förbundet)
- (Neptuniorden)
- Order of Amarante (Stora Amaranterorden)
- (Innocenceorden)
Decorations and medals of the Royal Orders[]
- Seraphim Medal
- Medal of the Sword
- Royal Order of Vasa - Silvercross (Vasasign)
- Medal of the Royal Order of the Polar Star - 8th size
- Medal of the Royal Order of Vasa in Gold, 5th size
- Medal of the Royal Order of Vasa in Silver, 5th size
Royal Medals presented by the King[]
- Royal Jubilee Commemorative Medals
- H. M. The King's Medal[8]
- Litteris et Artibus
- Prince Eugen Medal
- Prince Carl Medal
Royal Medals presented by the Government[]
- Illis Quorum[9]
- Medal for Commendable Deeds
- Medal for Civic Virtue
- Medal for Diligent Reindeer Husbandry
War decorations[]
- Royal Order of the Sword - Grand Cross - Knight 1st Class (dormant - last awarded 1942)
- Royal Order of the Sword - Grand Cross - Knight (dormant)
- For Valour in the Field, Gold (awarded only in time of war)
- For Valour at Sea, Gold (awarded only in time of war)
- Royal Order of the Sword War Cross in Gold (never awarded)
- Swedish Armed Forces Medal of Merit in gold with sword (2009-) (highest military award in peacetime)
- Swedish Armed Forces Medal for Wounded in Battle, Gold (only awarded posthumously)
- For Valour in the Field, Silver (awarded only in time of war)
- For Valour at Sea, Silver (awarded only in time of war)
- Royal Order of the Sword War Cross in Silver (never awarded)
- Swedish Armed Forces Medal of Merit in silver with sword (2009-)
- Swedish Armed Forces Medal for Wounded in Battle, Silver
- Royal Order of the Sword War Cross in bronze (never awarded)
Military medals[]
Military medals:[10]
- Swedish Armed Forces Medal for Wounded in Battle (2011–)
- gold (only posthumously awarded)
- silver with star (repeatedly awards)
- silver
- Swedish Armed Forces Medal of Merit (1995–2007)
- gold with swords
- silver with swords
- gold
- silver
- Swedish Armed Forces International Service Medal of Reward with Swords (1995–2007)
- gold
- silver
- Swedish Armed Forces Medal of Merit (2008–)
- gold
- silver
- Swedish Armed Forces Conscript Medal (2002–2010)
- Swedish Armed Forces Reserve Officer Medal (2003/2008–)
- gold
- silver
- Swedish Armed Forces Service Medal for National Defense (2015-)
- gold with Three Crowns ribbon device
- gold
- silver
- bronze
- Swedish Armed Forces International Service Medal (1991/1994/2012–)
- bronze
- with medal clasp (Name of the mission area)
- with medal clasp and laurel wreath (Honorary Award)
- with medal clasp and palm (Field hospital in Saudi Arabia)
- with medal clasp and crossed spears (Somalia)
- with medal clasp and Star (Liberia)
- with medal clasp and a Dromedary (Early missions in Afghanistan)
- with medal clasp and laurel wreath (Georgia OSSE, Former Yugoslavia)
See also[]
- List of honours of the Swedish royal family by country
References[]
- ^ Orders, Swedish Royal Court Archived 2010-07-22 at the Wayback Machine, date accessed 2011-04-22.
- ^ "The Order of the Seraphim - Sveriges Kungahus".
- ^ "The Order of the Sword - Sveriges Kungahus".
- ^ "The Order of the Polar Star - Sveriges Kungahus".
- ^ "The Order of Vasa - Sveriges Kungahus".
- ^ "Orders - Sveriges Kungahus".
- ^ Kungahuset, The Orders in Sweden
- ^ Medals, Swedish Royal Court, date accessed 2011-04-24
- ^ Medals and Awards Archived 2013-02-05 at the Wayback Machine, Government of Sweden, 31 August 2010.
- ^ Laestadius, Patrik, ed. (2015). Reglemente: uniformsbestämmelser 2015 : Unibest FM 2015 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Swedish Armed Forces. pp. 604–605. SELIBR 19513428. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
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