The Orders, Decorations and Medals of the Kingdom of Denmark

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• Order of the Elephant
• Order of the Dannebrog
• Valour Cross
• Medal of Merit
• 'Ingenio et Arte' Medal
• Royal Medal of Recompense
• Medal for Noble Deeds
• Defence Medal for Bravery
• Defence Medal for Excellent Service
• Medal of the Minister of Defence
• Distinguished Flying Medal
• Medal for Those Killed or Wounded in Service
• Medal for Wounded in Service
• Medal for Fallen in Service
• Medal for Saving Life From Drowning
• Medal of Merit of Greenland
• Bravery Medal 1848
• Medal of Honour for the Battle of Copenhagen 1801
• Commemorative War Medal of 1848-50
• Commemorative War Medal of 1864
• Schleswig Commemorative Medal
• Commemorative Medal for Aid to Prisoners of War 1914-19
• Commemorative Medal for Aid to Sick and Wounded in the Finnish War 1939-40
• Commemorative Medal of 9 April 1940
• King Christian X's Medal of Freedom
• King Christian X's Commemorative Medal for Service in the War 1940-45
• Red Cross Commemorative Medal 1939-45
• Korea Medal
• Red Cross Commemorative Medal for Participation in the Exchange of Prisoners of War in Korea 1953
• Galathea Medal 1955
• Defence Medal for International Service 1948-2009
• Defence Medal
• International Conference on the Former Yugoslavia Medal
• Iraq Mission Medal
• Defense Medal for International Service, ISAF
• Defence Medal for International Service KFOR
• Defence Medal for International Service UNIFIL
• Defence Medal for International Service OOS
• Defence Medal for International Service Libya
• IFOR and SFOR Police Special Performance Award
• Navy Long Service Medal
• Army Long Service Medal
• Air Force Long Service Medal
• Medal for Long Service in the Department of Defence
• Medal for Good Service in the Reserve Forces
• Reserve Preparedness Medal
• Long Service Cross
• Police Good Service Medal
• Civil Defence Good Service Medal
• Home Guard Good Service Medal
• Fire Department Long Service Medal
• Home Guard Service Decoration
• Home Guard 50 years' Jubilee Medal
• Commemorative Medal for the Golden Wedding of King Christian IX and Queen Louise, 1892
• Christian IX Memorial Medal, 1906
• King Frederik VIII Memorial Medal, 1912
• King Christian X Military Commemorative Medal, 1914
• Medal for the Silver Jubilee of Christian X's Matriculation From the Military Academy, 1916
• Commemorative Medal of the Royal Mounted Guardsmen, 1916
• Medal for the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of King Christian IX, 1918
• King Christian X Commemorative Medal of the Cavalry Second Lieutenant, Sergeant, and Corporal Academy, 1926
• Medal for the Golden Jubilee of Christian X's Enlistment in the Guards, 1939
• Medal of the 50th anniversary of King Christian X's Matriculation from the Military Academy, 1941
• Medal for the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of King Frederik VIII, 1943
• King Christian X Memorial Medal, 1947
• Memorial Medal for the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of King Christian X, 1970
• King Frederik IX Memorial Medal, 1972
• Commemorative Medal for the 50th Anniversary of Queen Ingrid's Arrival to Denmark, 1985
• Commemorative Medal on the Occasion of the 50th Birthday of Her Majesty Queen Margrethe, 1990
• Commemorative Medal on the Occasion of the Silver Wedding of HM The Queen and HRH The Prince Consort, 1992
• Silver Jubilee Medal of Queen Margrethe of Denmark, 1997
• Medal for the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of King Frederik IX, 1999
• Queen Ingrid Commemorative Medal, 2001
• Prince Henrik's 75th Birthday Medal, 2009
• Commemorative Medal on the Occasion of the 70th Birthday of Her Majesty Queen Margrethe, 2010
• Commemorative Medal for the Ruby Jubilee of Queen Margarethe of Denmark, 2012
• Commemorative Medal on the Occasion of the 75th Birthday of Her Majesty Queen Margrethe, 2015
• Commemorative Medal for the Golden Wedding of Her Majesty Queen Margrethe and His Royal Highness Prince Henrik, 2017
• Prince Henrik's Commemorative Medal, 2018
• Commemorative Medal on the Occasion of the 80th Birthday of Her Majesty Queen Margrethe, 2020
• Commemorative Medal in Connection with the 50th Anniversary of Her Majesty The Queen's Accession to the Throne, 2022
• Medal of Merit of the Danish Red Cross
• Danish Red Cross Badge of Honour
• Commemorative Medal for 50 Years of the Lifeboat Institution
• Lifeboat Institution Centenary Medal 1952
• Honour Badge of the Danish Reserve Officers' Association
• Honour Badge of the League of Civil Defence
• Queen's Medal of Recompense
• Danish National Travel Association Medal
• Medal of Merit of the Chamber of Danish Handicraft
• DANCON March Medal

Danes have served with the following UN Missions: -

• UNEF
• UNTSO
• UNMOGIP
• ONUC
• UNYOM
• UNFICYP
• UNIIMOG
• UNTAG
• UNIKOM
• UNPROFOR
• UNOMIG
• UNMOT
• UNMIBH/IPTF
• UNMOP
• UNTAES
• UNPSG
• UNOMSIL
• UNMIK
• UNAMET
• UNPREDEP
• MONUC

Unofficial Awards

• The Freedom Foundation's commemorative badge
• The Commemorative Cross of the Danish Brigade Association (Danforce)
• The Commemorative Medal of the Veterans of the Freedom Fight association

Page last updated: 30 June 2023