The Navy Medal ( es, Medalla Naval) is the highest peacetime military award issued by

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , ...

's navy. The regulation for the issue of this medal is modified by the Royal Decree 1040/2003, 1 August (BOD. Núm. 177).

Appearance

Is made of oxidized iron, oval, on its vertical axis and on its horizontal axis. On 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, ...

, surrounded by a silver edge, is a rising sun behind the sea and a matron stands, representing Spain, offering, with the right hand, a laurel wreath and holding a sword with the left. At the top of the oval are the words: "Al mérito distinguido". On the reverse is the emblem of the

Navy A navy, naval force, or maritime force is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake-borne, riverine, littoral, or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions. It in ...

. The ribbon is wide and divided in three parts: the central with the

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(red and yellow) and at the sides dark blue. Each medal has a clasp attached to the ribbon with the legend of the action done in black.

References

*{{cite web, title=BOE núm. 213 Viernes 5, url=http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2003/09/05/pdfs/A33453-33509.pdf, publisher=BOLETÍN OFICIAL DEL ESTADO, accessdate=25 October 2012, language=Spanish, date=September 2003 Military awards and decorations of Spain es:Medalla del Ejército, Naval y Aérea