Orders, decorations, and medals of Norway

Those awards presented by or approved by the King of Norway are worn in an order of precedence established by Royal Decree of 11 June 1943, with subsequent additions.[1]

1.		War Cross With Sword
2.		Medal for Outstanding Civic Service
3.		Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav
4.		Royal Norwegian Order of Merit
5.		Haakon VII Freedom Cross
6.		St. Olav's Medal With Oak Branch
7.		Medal for Heroism in Gold
8.		King's Medal of Merit in Gold
9.		St. Olav's Medal
10.		War Medal
11.		King's Medal of Merit
12.		Armed Forces Medal for Heroic Deeds
13.		King Haakon VII Freedom Medal
14.		Medal for Heroism in Silver
15.		Medal for Rescue at Sea
16.		Nansen Medal for Outstanding Research
17.		Norwegian Police Cross of Honor
18.		Civil Defence Cross of Honor
19.		Norwegian Defence Cross of Honour
20.		Defence Service Medal with Laurel Branch
21.		Police Service Medal with Laurel Branch
22.		Civil Defence Service Medal with Laurel Branch
23.		Defence Medal 1940 – 1945
24.		Home Guard Medal of Merit
24a.		Army Medal of Merit
24b.		Navy Medal of Merit
24c.		Air Force Medal of Merit
24d.		Intelligence Service Medal of Merit
25.		The Norwegian Korea Medal
26.		Maudheim Medal
27.		Antarctic Medal
28.		H. M. The King's Commemorative Medal in Gold
29.		Royal House Centennial Medal
30.		King Haakon VII Commemorative Medal
31.		King Haakon VII 1905–1930 Jubilee Medal
32.		King Haakon VII 1905–1955 Jubilee Medal
33.		King Haakon VII 70th Anniversary Medal
34.		King Haakon VII Centennial Medal
35.		King Olav V's Commemorative Medal
36.		King Olav V's Anniversary Medal 1957-1982
37.		King Olav V's 100th Anniversary Medal
38.		King Harald V's Jubilee Medal 1991-2016
39.		H. M. The King's Commemorative Medal in Silver
40.		Defence Service Medal
41.		Police Medal
42.		Civil Defence Service Medal
43.		Wounded in Action Medal
44.		Armed Forces Medal for International Operations
45.		Police Medal for International Service
46.		Civil Defence Medal for International Service

47. Medals for Defence Service Abroad

	Medal for Defence Service Abroad with rosette
	Medal for Defence Service Abroad
	Medal for Defence Service Abroad - Afghanistan
	Medal for Defence Service Abroad - Saudi Arabia
	Medal for Defence Service Abroad - Balkans

48. Medals for Defence Operations Abroad

	Medal for Defence Operations Abroad - Bosnia-Herzegovina
	Medal for Defence Operations Abroad - Kosovo-Serbia-Montenegro
	Medal for Defence Operations Abroad - Afghanistan
	Medal for Defence Operations Abroad - Operation Active Endeavour
	Medal for Defence Operations Abroad - Iraq
	Medal for Defence Operations Abroad - Operation Baltic Accession
	Medal for Defence Operations Abroad - Sudan
	Medal for Defence Operations Abroad - Lebanon
	Medal for Defence Operations Abroad - Chad
	Medal for Defence Operations Abroad - Somalia
	Medal for Defence Operations Abroad - Libya
	Medal for Defence Operations Abroad - Syria
	Medal for Defence Operations Abroad - Mali
	Medal for Defence Operations Abroad – Mediterranean Sea

49. National Service Medal

	National Service Medal - Army
	National Service Medal - Navy
	National Service Medal - Air Force
	National Service Medal - National Guard

Royal Family Orders

Royal Family order of King Haakon VII

1.		Royal Family Order of King Haakon VII of Norway
2.		Royal Family Order of King Olav V of Norway
3.		Royal Family Order of King Harald V of Norway

Decorations that are awarded or approved by foreign heads of state, the United Nations or NATO. They are ranked as follows: British, Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Swedish, UN, NATO, other countries are ranked alphabetically by their name in French.

• Multinational Force and Observers Medal
• PLANELM Medal

These decorations are most often divided in three classes: bronze, silver and gold. They are most often awarded as metal badges, but if the gold requirements are met over several years a medal is awarded.

• Det militære skarpskyttermerke (shooting)
• Det militære marsjmerke (30 km march with gear under a set time)
• Det militære skimerke (skiing)
• Infanterimerket (infantry skils)
• Feltidrettsmerket (military sports)
• Det militære femkampmerke

These share most of the characteristics of the badges and medals awarded for military skills, but the requirements may vary more. They may only be worn on military uniform as medals.

• Det frivillige Skyttervesens dugleiksmerke (shooting)
• Norges Skytterforbunds armégeværmedalje (NAIS-medaljen) (shooting)
• Det frivillige Skyttervesens skiskyttermedalje (shooting)
• Norges idrettsforbunds idrettsmerke (Norwegian Athletic Society Medal) (sports)
• Norges Svømmeforbunds «Den store havhesten» (swimming)

• Hans Majestet Kongens Gardes medalje awarded internally in Hans Majestet Kongens Garde.

Star of the Order of the Norwegian lion.

• The Royal Norwegian Order of the Norwegian Lion

• List of Norwegian Honours awarded to Heads of State and Royals
• List of honours of the Norwegian Royal Family by country

• Norwegian Royal House web page list of Norwegian medals
• The Collection of Henrik Revens Website features orders and medals of Norway as well as other Nordic countries.
• The Royal Norwegian Order of St Olav
• warsailors.com about the war medals
• A private page with very nice images
• This list on medals.org
• Decorations and Medals of the Kingdom of Norway
• A private page about Norwegian medals
• Norwegian based page about these and other medals