List of civil awards and decorations

This list of civil awards and decorations is a partial index to articles about notable civil awards and decorations. It excludes Law enforcement awards and honors and ecclesiastical decorations, which are covered by separate lists. See Category:Civil awards and decorations by country for a more complete list by country.

General

CountryAwardVenue / sponsorNotes
EuropeAE-COPSD European Police Cross of Honor (Croix d’Honneur du Policier Européen)European Association of Bodies and Public Organizations of Security and DefenseValor or Meritorious Service[1]
United StatesBarnard Medal for Meritorious Service to ScienceColumbia UniversityMeritorious service to science[2]
United StatesFreedom MedalChurch of ScientologyBringing greater freedom to mankind[3]
United StatesFreedom Medal of ValorChurch of ScientologyHumanitarian work of a larger global scale[4]
AlbaniaNational Flag OrderPresident of AlbaniaExtraordinary contributions for the sublimation of the Albanian nation and Albania[5]
InternationalOrder for the International Merit of BloodInternational Federation of Blood Donor OrganizationsPersonalities who made a special contribution to promote the regular, anonymous, voluntary, non-remunerated gift of blood in the world[6]
ZambiaOrder of the Eagle of ZambiaZambiaGrand Commander, Grand Officer, Officer and Member[7]
PhilippinesOutstanding Manilan AwardCity of ManilaBusiness, communications, diplomacy, finance, public service and spiritual leadership[8]
North KoreaPeople's PrizePeople's Prize Awarding CommissionBest achievements in creative fields[9]
SwedenRight Livelihood AwardRight Livelihood Award FoundationPractical and exemplary solutions to the most urgent challenges facing the world today[10]
United StatesRoger W. Jones Award for Executive LeadershipAmerican University School of Public AffairsU.S. Federal government executive leadership[11][12]

Fire service awards and honors

CountryAwardNotes
United StatesArthur B. Guise MedalAwarded by the Society of Fire Protection Engineers for eminent achievement in the advancement of the science and technology of fire protection engineering[13]
AustraliaAustralian Fire Service MedalDistinguished service[14]
United KingdomColonial Fire Brigades Long Service MedalLong service in the fire services of the colonies and overseas territories of the United Kingdom[15][16][17][18]
United KingdomFire Brigade Long Service and Good Conduct MedalLong service[19]
CanadaFire Services Exemplary Service MedalLong service[20]
Soviet UnionMedal "For Courage in a Fire"Deeds of courage and of leadership while fighting fires[21][22]
New ZealandNew Zealand Fire Brigades Long Service and Good Conduct MedalLong service[23]
United KingdomQueen's Fire Service MedalDistinguished service or gallantry[24]

Honorary citizens

CountryAwardNotes
United KingdomFreedom of the City of Aberdeen
AfghanistanList of honorary citizens of Afghanistan
United StatesList of honorary citizens of Baltimore
AustraliaList of honorary citizens of Bathurst
United KingdomHonorary Freedom of the City of Birmingham
CanadaList of Keys to the City in CanadaList of cites by province
ChechnyaList of honorary citizens of Chechnya
United KingdomFreedom of the City of Belfast
IrelandFreedom of the City of Dublin
GermanyList of honorary citizens of Hamburg
United KingdomList of Freemen of the City of Manchester
United KingdomList of Freemen of the City of Newcastle upon Tyne
United KingdomList of Freemen of the City of Liverpool
United KingdomFreedom of the City of London
RussiaList of honorary citizens of Moscow
GermanyList of honorary citizens of Munich
AustriaList of honorary citizens of Salzburg
Bosnia and HerzegovinaList of honorary citizens of Sarajevo
North MacedoniaList of honorary citizens of Skopje
BulgariaList of honorary citizens of Sofia
CroatiaList of honorary citizens of Split
IsraelList of honorary citizens of Tel Aviv
United StatesList of Keys to the City in the United StatesList of cities by state
MaltaList of honorary citizens of Valletta
AustriaList of honorary citizens of Vienna
LithuaniaList of honorary citizens of Vilnius

Polar exploration

CountryAwardVenue / sponsorNotes
United StatesArctic "A" DeviceUnited States Armed ForcesService within the Arctic Circle
NorwayAntarctic MedalSixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition
United StatesAntarctica Service MedalUnited States Armed ForcesService in Antarctica
AustraliaAustralian Antarctic MedalAustralian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
United StatesCoast Guard Arctic Service MedalUnited States Coast GuardService within the Arctic Circle
United StatesJeannette MedalJeannette expedition1879–1881 attempt to reach the North Pole
NorwayMaudheim medalNorwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition
United KingdomPolar MedalMonarchy of the United KingdomExtreme human endeavour against the appalling weather and conditions that exist in the Arctic and Antarctic
United StatesUnited States Antarctic Expedition MedalUnited States Antarctic Service Expedition

See also

References

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  2. "Report on the F. A. P. Barnard Medal". Annual Report - National Academy of Sciences: 67. 1908. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  3. Church of Scientology. "Freedom Medal Winners". Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  4. Ortega, Tony. "Tom Cruise shows up with his Scientology 'Freedom Medal of Valor' in London". Retrieved 4 November 2018.
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  8. Macairan, Evelyn (2011-06-26). "STAR president honored as Outstanding Manilan". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 2017-08-13.
  9. Robert A. Scalapino; Chong-Sik Lee (1972). Communism in Korea: The society. University of California Press. p. 1395. ISBN 978-0-520-02274-4.
  10. Ministry for Foreign Affairs (26 September 2013). "The 2013 Right Livelihood Laureates announced". Government Offices of Sweden. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
  11. "Norman A. Carlson Received Jones Award", American Journal of Correction, 40, p. 34, 1978, retrieved November 4, 2013
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  13. "Arthur B. Guise". Society of Fire Protection Engineers. Archived from the original on 19 February 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  14. Australian Fire Service Medal, It's an Honour, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, Australian Government
  15. "No. 45518". The London Gazette. 11 November 1971. p. 12241.
  16. "No. 41285". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 January 1958. p. 365.Confirms separate Fire Brigade and Police medals.
  17. "No. 60172". The London Gazette. 14 June 2012. p. 11416.
  18. Legislation.gov.uk (2011). "British Overseas Territories Act 2002". The National Archives.(Accessed 18 January 2019)
  19. "No. 56878". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 March 2003. p. 3352.
  20. FIRE SERVICES EXEMPLARY SERVICE MEDAL REGULATIONS (PDF). Ottawa: The Chancellery of Honours. 2006. pp. 2–7. ISBN 9781100540337.
  21. "Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of October 31, 1957" (in Russian). Legal Library of the USSR. 1957-10-31. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
  22. "Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of July 18, 1980 № 2523-X" (in Russian). Legal Library of the USSR. 1980-07-18. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
  23. "The New Zealand Fire Brigades Long Service and Good Conduct Medal". New Zealand Legislation. Parliamentary Counsel Office. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
  24. "It's An Honour has a new home". Itsanhonour.gov.au. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
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