H.M. The King’s Commemorative Medal () is a royal decoration of

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. Established in 1906 by

King Haakon VII Haakon VII (; 3 August 187221 September 1957) was King of Norway from 18 November 1905 until his death in 1957. The future Haakon VII was born in Copenhagen as Prince Carl of Denmark. He was the second son of the Crown Prince and Crown Princess ...

, the medal is awarded to individuals for particularly meritorious service to the

King King is a royal title given to a male monarch. A king is an Absolute monarchy, absolute monarch if he holds unrestricted Government, governmental power or exercises full sovereignty over a nation. Conversely, he is a Constitutional monarchy, ...

. The medal is awarded in grades, gold and silver. The gold medal ranks 28th in the Norwegian order of wear just below the

Antarctic Medal The Antarctic Medal is a civil decoration of Norway. Established by King Olav V on 3 February 1960, it was awarded to the individuals associated with the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition. The medal ranks 27th in the order of precedence of Ord ...

and above The Royal House Centenary Medal. The silver medal ranks 38th in the order of precedence below the

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and above the

Defence Service Medal Defense or defence may refer to: Tactical, martial, and political acts or groups * Defense (military), forces primarily intended for warfare * Civil defense, the organizing of civilians to deal with emergencies or enemy attacks * Defense indust ...

Appearance

The medal is round, in either gold or silver metal. The

obverse The obverse and reverse are 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, ''obverse'' ...

of the medal bears the effigy of the reigning sovereign. The effigy is surrounded by the monarch's name and motto. In the case of the

King Harald V Harald V (, ; born 21 February 1937) has been King of Norway since 1991. A member of the House of Glücksburg, Harald was the third child and only son of King Olav V of Norway and Princess Märtha of Sweden. He was second in the line of succ ...

, his effigy is right facing. Above is his name and title, ''HARALD V NORGES KONGE''. Below is his motto, ''ALT FOR NORGE''. The reverse of the medal depicts the monarch's

monogram A monogram is a motif (visual arts), motif made by overlapping or combining two or more letters or other graphemes to form one symbol. Monograms are often made by combining the initials of an individual or a company, used as recognizable symbo ...

. The medal is surmounted by a depiction

Crown of Norway The Crown of Norway is the crown of the King of Norway and was made in Stockholm in 1818 by goldsmith Olof Wihlborg. The crown is a ''corona clausa'' (closed model) consisting of a ring carrying eight hoops made of gold and surmounted by a mo ...

. The medal is suspended by a ring suspension that runs through the orb on the crown. The ribbon of the medal is the red of the

Flag of Norway The national flag of Norway (; ; ) is red with a navy blue Scandinavian cross bordered 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 of the ''Dannebrog'', the flag of De ...

References

{{reflist Orders, decorations, and medals of Norway Awards established in 1906 1906 establishments in Norway