Civil Defense Honor Cross is a departmental award for the Civil Defense of the Kingdom of Norway .
| Civil Defense Honor Cross | |||
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| Norwegian Sivilforsvarets hederskors | |||
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| A country |  Norway | ||
| Type of | Cross | ||
| Status | Hands over | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Established | November 6, 2003 | ||
| Precedence | |||
| Senior award | Nansen Medal for Outstanding Research | ||
| Junior Award | Medal "For Service in Civil Defense" with a laurel branch | ||
| Compliant | Armed Forces Cross Police Honor Cross | ||
Content
- 1 History
- 2 Position
- 3 Description
- 4 See also
- 5 Sources
History
The Civil Defense Honor Cross was established by royal decree of November 6, 2003 .
Regulation
The cross is intended to reward civil defense employees who have shown ingenuity in life-threatening conditions.
Description
Silver cross of blue enamel with a side with expanding ends and strals in the form of a pointed ray of the same enamel. In the center of the cross there is a round medallion with the emblem of the Norwegian Civil Defense: a lion walking heraldically to the right, holding a Varangian shield in the front paw under the Norwegian royal heraldic crown .
The reverse of the cross is frosted. In the center there is an inscription in three lines: “HONOR / ET / CARITAS” (Honor and charity)
White ribbon cross with two blue stripes at the edges.
See also
- Awards of Norway
- Norwegian Civil Defense