The St. Olav's Medal and the St. Olav's Medal With Oak Branch were instituted by King Haakon VII of Norway on 17 March 1939. They are awarded in recognition of "outstanding services rendered in connection with the spreading of information about Norway abroad and for strengthening the bonds between expatriate Norwegians and their home country".
outstanding services rendered in connection with the spreading of information about Norway abroad and for strengthening the bonds between expatriate Norwegians and their home country
The medals are in silver,[1] surmounted by the Royal Crown. On the obverse is the portrait of the reigning King with his name and motto. On the reverse, St. Olav's cross. Above the medal is the monogram of the reigning King. It is worn on the left side of the breast with the ribbon of the Order of St. Olav. The medal ranks 9th in the order of precedence of Norwegian medals.
1976 Helen Svensson Fletre, Swedish born Norwegian-American journalist; In 1976, King Olav bestowed the St. Olav's medal on her - for her sesquicentennial work and for her many years of service to Norway. Wife of Norwegian Artist Lars Fletre
1993 Margaret Miller, genealogist, Apple Valley, Minnesota
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^"In brief: Ewart Parkinson presented with medal".
^"Petersburg resident receives medal from King of Norway". KTOO Public Media. 2017-10-10. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
olav, medal, with, branch, were, instituted, king, haakon, norway, march, 1939, they, awarded, recognition, outstanding, services, rendered, connection, with, spreading, information, about, norway, abroad, strengthening, bonds, between, expatriate, norwegians,. The St Olav s Medal and the St Olav s Medal With Oak Branch were instituted by King Haakon VII of Norway on 17 March 1939 They are awarded in recognition of outstanding services rendered in connection with the spreading of information about Norway abroad and for strengthening the bonds between expatriate Norwegians and their home country St Olav s MedalSt OlavsmedaljenPicture of medal with Oak BranchTypeMedalAwarded foroutstanding services rendered in connection with the spreading of information about Norway abroad and for strengthening the bonds between expatriate Norwegians and their home countryPresented by NorwayEstablished17 March 1939Ribbons of the medalPrecedenceNext higher King s Medal of MeritNext lower War MedalRelatedSt Olav s Medal With Oak BranchThe medals are in silver 1 surmounted by the Royal Crown On the obverse is the portrait of the reigning King with his name and motto On the reverse St Olav s cross Above the medal is the monogram of the reigning King It is worn on the left side of the breast with the ribbon of the Order of St Olav The medal ranks 9th in the order of precedence of Norwegian medals When awarded for services rendered in wartime the medal carries an oak branch and ranks 6th in the order of precedence of Norwegian medals Contents 1 Recipients of the medal 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksRecipients of the medal EditA complete searchable list of medal recipients can be found here 1939 Henry Poynter Burnett Commander late Rear Admiral USN 1939 Brenda Ueland author and teacher Minneapolis Minnesota c1942 Captain Andrew Henry O B E ref Shetland Family History www bayanne info Shetland Person I D I53644 1944 Egil Melsom Assistant Engineer on the M T Gallia 2 1951 Rev Bent Emil Carlsen known as Pastor of Milton Massachusetts in recognition of his work among Norwegians in America 1954 Percy Grainger Australian composer and pianist 1964 Marianne Schigutt Austrian diplomat 1976 Helen Svensson Fletre Swedish born Norwegian American journalist In 1976 King Olav bestowed the St Olav s medal on her for her sesquicentennial work and for her many years of service to Norway Wife of Norwegian Artist Lars Fletre 1993 Margaret Miller genealogist Apple Valley Minnesota 1994 Kristin Brudevoll former Director of Norla 3 1995 Lyuba Gorlina Russian translator 4 2002 Andrea Een Hardanger fiddler Northfield Minnesota 5 2005 Stan Boreson entertainer Seattle Washington 6 2008 Trygve Gunnar Morkemo 7 2010 Dean Madden for his contributions to the Vesterheim Museum 8 2014 Ewart Parkinson OBE town planner Cardiff Wales for his role in saving and rebuilding the Norwegian Church in Cardiff Bay 9 2017 Glo Wollen Petersburg Alaska 10 See also EditOrders decorations and medals of NorwayReferences Edit Hieronymussen Poul Ohm Lundo Jorgen eds 1968 Eurooppalaiset kunniamerkit varikuvina Europaeiske ordner i farver in Finnish Translated by Karnila Christer Porvoo WSOY p 103 OCLC 466954328 M T Gallia Norwegian Merchant Fleet 1939 1945 Kristin Brudevoll Norsk biografisk leksikon in Norwegian nbl snl no Retrieved January 27 2019 Manedens oversetter Ljubov Gorlina 1926 2013 in Norwegian Norwegian Literature Abroad 8 February 2016 Retrieved 7 July 2021 Tildelinger av ordener og medaljer Manry Kaitlin 2010 09 16 Stan Boreson can t stop singing HeraldNet The Daily Herald Co Everett WA Retrieved 2014 08 12 Trygve Morkemo awarded with the St Olav medal Norway org 2008 05 23 Retrieved 2011 10 20 Editor BOB FALLSTROM H amp R Community News Dean Madden personally receives St Olav Medal Herald Review com Retrieved 2020 01 01 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a last has generic name help In brief Ewart Parkinson presented with medal Petersburg resident receives medal from King of Norway KTOO Public Media 2017 10 10 Retrieved 2019 08 27 External links EditOfficial Norwegian royal house web page http medals org uk norway norway007 htm Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title St Olav 27s Medal amp oldid 1040298925, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
