National Service Medal (Norway)

"National Service Medal" redirects here. For the unofficial medal of the United Kingdom, see National Service Medal (United Kingdom).

The Norwegian National Service Medal is awarded upon completion of mandatory military service (usually one year, six months for the Home Guard). The medal exists in four versions, one for each branch of service (army, air force, navy and home guard).

Forsvarets vernedyktighetsmedalje
Army version National Service Medal
Type	Single-grade medal
Awarded for	Completion of mandatory military service.
Presented by	the Norwegian Defence Force
Eligibility	Personnel who have completed mandatory military service.
Status	Still awarded
Precedence
Next (higher)	Medal for Defence Operations Abroad[1]

National Service Medal for service in the Air Force, Home Guard, Navy and Army

The front of the medal shows the crest of the service branch, and the reverse has the name of the branch and the armed forces motto "for fred og frihet" (bm) or "for fred og fridom"(nn) ("for peace and freedom").

National Service Medal ribbons
Air Force	Home Guard	Navy	Army
Air Force ribbon	National Guard ribbon	Navy ribbon	Army ribbon

See also

• Norwegian orders and medals