BEFORE 2010
Danish: Forsvarets Medalje for Faldne og Sårede
English: The Defence Medal for Fallen and Wounded
Instituted October 2nd 1996 by Queen Margrethe II. Discontinued 31st December 2009.
Designed by Jan Petersen.
Official abbreviation: Fsv.M.Fa.
Awarded to personel wounded or killed in the line of duty, as a result from "acts of weaponry", including mines used in combat or during terrorist attacks.
May also be awarded to Danes or foreigners who, for the better of the Danish Defence, has done noteworthy deeds and has been wounded during it.
Second award gets a Oak leaf in silver, and third award gets a gold leaf.
An inscription is added to the reverse of the medal. The following inscriptions are known: (number awarded)
SÅRET I TJENESTE 1991 (1) SÅRET I TJENESTE 1993 (5) SÅRET I TJENESTE 1994 (1) SÅRET I TJENESTE 1995 (15) FALDET I TJENESTE 2002 (3) SÅRET I TJENESTE 2002 (3) FALDET I TJENESTE 2003 (1) FALDET I TJENESTE 2005 (2) SÅRET I TJENESTE 2005 FALDET I TJENESTE 2006 (4) SÅRET I TJENESTE 2006 FALDET I TJENESTE 2007 (7) SÅRET I TJENESTE 2007 FALDET I TJENESTE 2008 (13) SÅRET I TJENESTE 2008 FALDET I TJENESTE 2009 (7) SÅRET I TJENESTE 2009
AFTER 2010
Divided into 2 medals. One for killed and one for wounded.
Danish: Forsvarets Medalje for Faldne
English: The Defence Medal for Fallen
Instituted January 1st 2010 by Queen Margrethe II.
Designed by Jan Petersen.
Awarded to personel killed in the line of duty, as a result from "acts of weaponry", including mines used in combat or during terrorist attacks.
May also be awarded to Danes or foreigners who, for the better of the Danish Defence, has done noteworthy deeds and has been killed during it.
Danish: Forsvarets Medalje for Sårede
English: The Defence Medal for Wounded
Instituted January 1st 2010 by Queen Margrethe II.
Designed by Jan Petersen.
Awarded to personel wounded in the line of duty, as a result from "acts of weaponry", including mines used in combat or during terrorist attacks.
May also be awarded to Danes or foreigners who, for the better of the Danish Defence, has done noteworthy deeds and has been wounded during it.
Second award gets a Oak leaf in silver, and third award gets a gold leaf.