The Seraphim Medal ( sv, Serafimermedaljen) is a royal medal of Sweden. Established in 1748, it is awarded by the
King of Sweden
The monarchy of Sweden is the monarchical head of state of Sweden,See the Instrument of Government, Chapter 1, Article 5. which is a constitutional and hereditary monarchy with a parliamentary system.Parliamentary system: see the Instrument ...
for service that benefits society or service of a humanitarian nature.
Appearance
The Seraphim Medal is a gold medal of the 8th size. The obverse of the medal bears the effigy of
King Frederick I with the inscription above ''FREDERICUS D.G. REX SUECIAE''. The reverse of the medal bears these words in the centre: ''ORDO EQ SERAPHIN · RESTAURATUS NATALI REGIS LXXIII ·'' (Order of the Seraphim restored on the seventy-third birthday of the King). Surrounding all of this is the collar of the Order of the Seraphim. Circumscribing the collar is the inscription ''PROCERES CUM REGE NECTIT 1748'' (It unites the Foremost with the Prince).
Recipients
Since 1973, the medal has only been awarded to the following fifteen people:
*Britta Holmström, 1973
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Jacob Wallenberg
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Biography
Earl ...
, 1975
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Sven Romanus
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, 1980
*Gösta Wallin, 1980
*Sven Edling, 1984
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Olof Rydbeck
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Early life
Rydbeck was born on 15 April 1913 in Djursholm ...
, 1987
*Henry Montgomery, 1998
*Carl Axel Petri, 1998
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Peter Wallenberg, 2000
*Carl-Gustaf Andrén, 2002
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Hans Blix
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, 2004
*Sture Linnér, 2008
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Herbert Blomstedt
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Herbert Blomstedt was born in Massachusetts. Two years after his birth, his Swedish parents moved the family back to their country of origin. He studied at the Stockholm Ro ...
, 2012
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Stig Strömholm
Stig Fredrik Strömholm (born 16 September 1931 in Boden, Sweden), Swedish, former rector magnificus of Uppsala University and past president of Academia Europaea.
Strömholm received his education in Uppsala (B.A. 1952; LL.B. 1957, Licentiate 19 ...
, 2012
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Hédi Fried
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, 2019
References
{{Orders, decorations, and medals of Sweden
Orders, decorations, and medals of Sweden
Awards established in 1748