Seraphim Medal

Seraphim Medal
Serafimermedaljen
Obverse of the Seraphim Medal
Awarded by the King of Sweden
Country  Sweden
Type Medal of a royal order
Awarded for Outstanding services of a humanitarian nature or of general benefit to society
Status Rare, but currently constituated
Statistics
Established 1748
Precedence
Next (lower) H. M. The King's Medal 8th and 5th size[1]
Related Order of the Seraphim

The Seraphim Medal (Swedish: Serafimermedaljen) is a royal medal of Sweden. Established in 1748, it is awarded by the King of Sweden for service that benefits society or service of a humanitarian nature.[2]

Appearance

The Seraphim Medal is a gold medal of the 8th size. The obverse of the medal bears the effigy of King Frederick I with the inscription above FREDERICUS D.G. REX SUECIAE. The reverse of the medal bears these words in the centre: ORDO EQ SERAPHIN · RESTAURATUS NATALI REGIS LXXIII · (Order of the Seraphim restored on the seventy-third birthday of the King). Surrounding all of this is the collar of the Order of the Seraphim. Circumscribing the collar is the inscription PROCERES CUM REGE NECTIT 1748 (It unites the Foremost with the Prince).[3]

Recipients

Since 1973, the medal has only been awarded to the following fourteen people:[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Anvisningar för bärande av kungliga medaljer med mera" (in Swedish). Sveriges Kungahus. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "The Seraphim Medal". Swedish Royal Court. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  3. ↑ Burke, Bernard (1858). The Book of Orders of Knighthood and Decorations of Honour of All Nations. Hurst and Blackett. pp. 339–340. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "Sök - Medalj - Sveriges Kungahus". www.kungahuset.se (in Swedish).
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