Military Valor Medal

Military Valor Medal
	Military Valor Medal in gold
Country	Portugal
Type	Military decoration
Statistics
Established	2 October 1863
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of the Tower and Sword[1]
Next (lower)	War Cross

The Military Valor Medal (Portuguese: Medalha de Valor Militar) is the highest military decoration and second highest honour of Portugal. Established on 2 October 1863, the medal is awarded for "heroic deeds of extraordinary selflessness and bravery or great moral courage and exceptional ability to make decisions, whether in war or in time of peace, but always in circumstances where there is proven or suspected danger to life". It comprises three grades - Gold (Ouro), Silver (Prata) and Copper (Cobre). Award of the Medal in Gold confers entitlement to wear a fourragère.[2]

Military Valor Medal in bronze

References

Established by Decree-Law No 316/2002 of 27 December 2002
"Ordens Honorificas e Condecoracoes Militares Portugeusas" (Acrobat) (in Portuguese). Portugal: Estado-Maior do Exercito. 1972. pp. 17–19, 32. Retrieved 23 June 2012.

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[1] Established by Decree-Law No 316/2002 of 27 December 2002

[2] "Ordens Honorificas e Condecoracoes Militares Portugeusas" (Acrobat) (in Portuguese). Portugal: Estado-Maior do Exercito. 1972. pp. 17–19, 32. Retrieved 23 June 2012.