The Kingdom of Sweden has a long history of awarding royal commemorative insignia. The oldest is the medal awarded to the godparents of Crown Prince Gustav Adolf in 1778. The majority of these medals celebrate birthdays, jubilees, coronations, and weddings within the royal family of Sweden.
Royal commemorative medals are categorized in to Category C in the Swedish order of wear, meaning they are worn after the Royal Order of the Seraphim and all war decorations.[1]
Medals
References
- ^ Reglemente Uniformsbestämmelser 2015 Unibest FM 2015 (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 2015. pp. 620–621. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ Lagerqvist, Lars O. (November 2006). "Gustav III:s faddertecken vid kronprinsens dop 1778". Svensk Numismatisk Tidskrift (in Swedish). No. 7. pp. 168–179.
- ^ "GMK:1942:26 :: medalj konung Oscar II:s jubileusminnestecken, 1897, för hovbetjäning" (in Swedish). Göteborg City Museum. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ "Orden". www.DigitaltMuseum.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ^ a b c d Leif Påhlsson (1988). "Svenska utmärkelsetecken". Svensk Numismatisk Tidskrift (in Swedish). pp. 250–251.
- ^ "GSM:140001 :: medalj" (in Swedish). Göteborg City Museum. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ^ "Kronprinsessans och Herr Daniel Westlings bröllopsminnesmedalj". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- ^ "GSM:140003 :: medalj" (in Swedish). Göteborg City Museum. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ^ "Kungliga jubileums- och minnestecken" (in Swedish). Royal Court of Sweden. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ^ "Nytt jubileumsminnestecken" (in Swedish). Kungl. Maj:ts Orden. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
