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Medal - Long live the King My Norwegian Boys
| Location | Norway |
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| Year | 2016-2023 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Central gold-plated field features a crowned heraldic shield bearing a multi-line Norwegian inscription, flanked by a laurel wreath in relief, with a stylized Norwegian flag rendered in vertical lines in the background. The ruthenium-plated outer ring carries a circular legend reading the dates 1940 and 1945 with the phrases LEVE KONGEN and DEN LANGE REISEN HJEM separated by bullet points. |
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| Obverse lettering | 1940 · LEVE KONGEN · 1945 DET NORSKE FOLKS FRIHET OG SELVSTEN- DIGHET ER FOR MEG GRUNNLOVENS FØRSTE BUD, OG JEG MENER Å FØLGE DETTE BUD OG Å VARETA DET NORSKE FOLKS INTERESSER BEST VED Å HOLDE FAST VED DEN STIL- LING OG DEN OPPGAVE SOM ET FRITT FOLK GA MEG I 1905. · DEN LANGE REISEN HJEM · (Translation: The freedom and independence of the Norwegian people is to me the first commandment of the constitution, and I mean to follow this commandment and to best protect the Norwegian people by holding the position and tasks that the free people gave me in 1905. The long journey home.) |
| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a detailed scene in relief showing King Haakon VII in military uniform conversing with a Norwegian Royal Air Force pilot in flying gear, with several airmen standing in the background and two WWII-era aircraft, including a Spitfire, visible behind them. The curved legend MINE NORSKE GUTTER appears on the left and ROYAL AIR FORCE on the right within the ruthenium-plated outer border. |
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