Norwegian Police Cross of Honour

Norwegian Police Cross of Honour
Politiets hederkors

Norwegian Police Cross of Honour ribbon
Awarded by Norway
Type Medal
Awarded for Assisting the Norwegian police in a particularly meritorious manner
Status Discontinued 2012
Statistics
Established 14 September 2001
Precedence
Next (higher) Nansen medal for Outstanding Research[1]
Equivalent Civil Defence Cross of Honour
Norwegian Defence Cross of Honour[1]
Next (lower) Defence Service Medal with Laurel Branch[1]

The Norwegian Police Cross of Honour (Norwegian: Politiets hederskors/Politiets heiderskross) is a medal which is awarded by the head of the National Police Directorate of Norway to Norwegian police personnel for helping to prevent loss of life or damage to equipment and property by act of ingenuity in perilous conditions. It was discontinued in 2012.

Appearance of the Award

Notable recipients

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Norwegian Decorations". kongehuset.no. Retrieved 2012-09-16.


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