The Civil Defence Cross of Honour (; ) is a medal which is awarded by the

Directorate for Civil Protection and Emergency Planning The Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection (, DSB) is a Norwegian government agency under the Minister of Justice and the Police. DSB's general purpose is to protect Norway and its citizens from accidents, disasters, and other incidents. Exa ...

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...

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civil defence Civil defense or civil protection is an effort to protect the citizens of a state (generally non-combatants) from human-made and natural disasters. It uses the principles of emergency management: prevention, mitigation, preparation, response, ...

personnel for helping to prevent loss of life or damage to equipment and property by act of ingenuity in perilous conditions. The medal was established 6 November 2003.

Appearance of the Award

* The Civil Defence Cross of Honour is a silver cross. * The obverse has blue-enamelled arms and a central medallion bearing a crowned lion holding a shield (the Civil Defence emblem). * The reverse is plain silver, with Honor et caritas (Honour and Charity) inscribed in the centre. * The ribbon is white/silver-grey with a double blue edge stripe.

References

{{reflist Orders, decorations, and medals of Norway Awards established in 2003 2003 establishments in Norway