The Defence Service Medal with Laurel Branch ( no, Forsvarsmedaljen med laurbærgren nn, Forsvarsmedaljen med laurbærgrein) is a

military medal The Military Medal (MM) was a military decoration awarded to personnel of the British Army and other arms of the armed forces, and to personnel of other Commonwealth countries, below commissioned rank, for bravery in battle on land. The award ...

of Norway. Established on 1 May 1982, the medal is awarded for outstanding or noteworthy service to the

Norwegian Armed Forces The Norwegian Armed Forces ( no, Forsvaret, , The Defence) is the military organization responsible for the defence of Norway. It consists of five branches, the Norwegian Army, the Royal Norwegian Navy, which includes the Coast Guard, the Royal ...

. It may be awarded to Norwegians and foreigners who are civilians or military personnel.

Appearance

The Defense Service Medal with Laurel Branch is a round embossed medal made of silver metal. The

obverse Obverse and its opposite, reverse, refer to the two flat faces of coins and some other two-sided objects, including paper money, flags, seals, medals, drawings, old master prints and other works of art, and printed fabrics. In this usage, ''o ...

bears the depiction of three swords placed side by side with the blades pointing upwards. The reverse bears the inscription ''FORSVARET – FOR FORTJENESTER'' (''ARMED FORCES – FOR MERIT'') The medal is suspended from a red ribbon with a central vertical stripe of silver. A laurel branch device is attached to the suspension ribbon of the medal, and the

service ribbon A medal ribbon, service ribbon or ribbon bar is a small ribbon, mounted on a small metal bar equipped with an attaching device, which is generally issued for wear in place of a medal when it is not appropriate to wear the actual medal. Each cou ...

worn in undress.

References

{{reflist Military awards and decorations of Norway Awards established in 1982 1982 establishments in Norway