Swedish Armed Forces International Service Medal of Reward ( sv, Försvarsmaktens belöningsmedalj för internationella insatser, FMintbGMmsv or FMintbSMmsv) is a

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reward medal established by the

Swedish Armed Forces The Swedish Armed Forces ( sv, Försvarsmakten, "the Defense Force") is the government agency that forms the armed forces of Sweden, tasked with the defense of the country as well as with promoting Sweden's wider interests, supporting internati ...

in 1995.

History

The regulations for the Swedish Armed Forces International Service Medal of Reward (TFG 950003) comes under the Supreme Commander's decision on 14 March 1995 which reads as follows: The medal and a certificate is awarded to individual as a reward for commendable efforts during UN service or other international service: In 2007, this medal was merged with the

Swedish Armed Forces Medal of Merit Swedish Armed Forces Medal of Merit ( sv, Försvarsmaktens förtjänstmedalj, FMGM and FMSM) is a Swedish reward medal established by the Swedish Armed Forces and is awarded for action during combat or during war-like situations. The decision to ...

(the 1995 medal) and instead the

was established in 2008.

Criteria

Criteria:

Recipients

*17 November 1997 - Colonel

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(awarded on 4 March 1998) *2001 - Major Jörgen Öberg

Notes

I. Officially called ''Försvarsmaktens belöningsmedalj med svärd för internationella insatser'' ("Swedish Armed Forces International Service Medal of Reward with Swords") but more often called ''Försvarsmaktens belöningsmedalj för internationella insatser'' in gold or silver (with swords), ("Swedish Armed Forces International Service Medal of Reward in gold or silver (with swords)") and sometimes wrongly called ''Försvarsmaktens medalj för internationella insatser i guld i blått band med svärd i guld'' ("Swedish Armed Forces International Service Medal in Gold with blue ribbon and sword in gold") which is a different medal which does not include swords.

References

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