Badge of Honor of the League of Civil Defense

Badge of Honor of the League of Civil Defense

Obverse of the medal
Awarded by The Danish Civil Protection League
Country Denmark
Type Medal of merit
Eligibility Any one
Awarded for Noteworthy work for the Civil Defense cause
Status Active
Post-nominals C.F.F.H
Statistics
Established 9 November 1956

Ribbon of the medal

The Badge of Honor of the League of Civil Defense (Danish: Beredskabsforbundets Hæderstegn) was instituted in 1956 by King Frederik IX[1] and may be awarded to persons who have done noteworthy deeds for the Civil Defense cause, over a prolonged period of time (minimum 15 years).[2]

Criteria

There are 3 groups of people who may be awarded the medal:[3]

Normally the total maximum of medals awarded each year is 10.

References

  1. http://www.medals.org.uk/denmark/denmark044.htm
  2. Book: Lars Stevnsborg "Kongeriget Danmarks Medaljer, Ordner og Hæderstegn" ISBN 87-7838-911-9
  3. http://www.beredskab.dk/beredskabsforbundet/haederstegn/ (Danish)
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