The Royal House Centennial Medal ( no, Kongehusets 100-årsmedalje) is a Norwegian award established by
Harald V of Norway
Harald V ( no, Harald den femte, ; born 21 February 1937) is King of Norway. He acceded to the throne on 17 January 1991.
Harald was the third child and only son of King Olav V of Norway and Princess Märtha of Sweden. He was second in the l ...
to commemorate the centennial of the Norwegian Royal Family. The day that it was established marks the hundredth anniversary of the day that
Haakon VII
Haakon VII (; born Prince Carl of Denmark; 3 August 187221 September 1957) was the King of Norway from November 1905 until his death in September 1957.
Originally a Danish prince, he was born in Copenhagen as the son of the future Frederick ...
arrived in Norway: November 25, 1905. The medal ranks 29th in the Norwegian decoration order of precedence.
Description
The Royal House Centennial Medal is made of silver. It is round and has a diameter of 30 cm, with a royal crown fixed to the top.Kongehusets 100-årsmedalje. 2008. ''Samlerforumet''. Accessed November 24, 2015. /ref> The obverse depicts King Haakon VII with the inscription "KONGEHUSET 100 ÅR" (The Royal House 100 Years). The reverse shows a wreath made of oak leaves. Above the wreath is the inscription "ALT FOR NORGE" (Everything for Norway), the motto of King Haakon VII, King
Olav V
Olav V (; born Prince Alexander of Denmark; 2 July 1903 – 17 January 1991) was the King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991.
Olav was the only child of King Haakon VII of Norway and Maud of Wales. He became heir apparent to the Norw ...
, and King Harald V. Below the wreath is the inscription "1905–2005."
The medal hangs from a blue ribbon with red and white edges, representing the colors of the
Norwegian flag
The national flag of Norway ( nb, Norges flagg; nn, Noregs flagg; ) is red with a navy blue Scandinavian cross fimbriated in white that extends to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side in the style ...
. The same color arrangement was used for the ribbon for the
Order of the Norwegian Lion
The Order of the Norwegian Lion was a Norwegian order of knighthood established by King Oscar II on 21 January 1904, "in memory of the glorious events associated with Norway’s venerable Coat of Arms". The medal was produced by the
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company.Hallberg, Harald. 2012. ''Norske dekorasjoner. Tildelt med bånd til å bæres på uniform eller sivilt antrekk''. Ålgård: Dreyer bok, p. 228.
Church of Norway
The Church of Norway ( nb, Den norske kirke, nn, Den norske kyrkja, se, Norgga girku, sma, Nöörjen gærhkoe) is an evangelical Lutheran denomination of Protestant Christianity and by far the largest Christian church in Norway. The church ...
, police directors, other officials, and persons that assisted the royal family. A total of 400 medals were produced, of which 366 were awarded.