King Christian X's Freedom Medal

King Christian X's Liberty Medal
*Kong Christian den Tiendes frihedsmedaille*
King Christian X's Liberty Medal; Kong Christian den Tiendes frihedsmedaille
	Obverse and reverse of the medal
Awarded for	Special contributions to the struggle for a free Denmark.
Country	Denmark
Presented by	King Christian X
Eligibility	Foreigners and Danes living abroad
Post-nominals	Chr.X.Fr.M.
Established	5 May 1946
Total	Approximately 3000
	Ribbon bar of the medal

King Christian X's Liberty Medal (Danish: Kong Christian den Tiendes frihedsmedaille) was a commemorative decoration awarded by King Christian X for special services to Denmark during World War II.^[1]

Appearance

The medal is circular and made of silver. It is suspended by an integral crown suspension. The obverse bears the effigy in profile of King Christian X, facing right. Inscribed around the edge is CHRISTIANUS X REX DANIÆ (Christian X King of the Danes). The reverse is inscribed with PRO DANIA (for Denmark) and dated 1940-1945 surrounded by a wreath of oak leaves.^[2]

Recipients

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Jespersen, Knud J.V. (2009). Rytterkongen : et portræt af Christian 10 (2. udgave, 1. oplag. ed.). : Gyldendal. p. 509. ISBN 978-8702077513.
^ "King Christian X's Medal in Commemoration of the Liberation - 'Pro-Dania' medal (Kong Christian den Tiendes frihedsmedaille), miniature". medal-medaille.com. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
^ Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1973). "Andvord, Rolf". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 22. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
^ "Bernt Balchen". CAHF. 27 July 2015. Archived from the original on 11 August 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
^ Amundsen, O. Delphin (1947). Den kongelige norske Sankt Olavs Orden (in Norwegian). Oslo: Grøndahl. p. 488.
^ "Orders, Decorations and Medals". Winstonchurchill.org. 14 February 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
^ Mendelsohn, Anne. "Alma Dahlerup (1874 - 1969)" (in Danish). Kvinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
^ "Kong Haakons dekorasjoner". kongehuset.no. 20 February 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
^ "Kong Olavs dekorasjoner". kongehuset.no. 18 January 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
^ Lundy, Jim. "George Conrad Petersen". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.

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[Christian10-1] Jespersen, Knud J.V. (2009). Rytterkongen : et portræt af Christian 10 (2. udgave, 1. oplag. ed.). : Gyldendal. p. 509. ISBN 978-8702077513.

[2] "King Christian X's Medal in Commemoration of the Liberation - 'Pro-Dania' medal (Kong Christian den Tiendes frihedsmedaille), miniature". medal-medaille.com. Retrieved 27 November 2012.

[3] Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1973). "Andvord, Rolf". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 22. Retrieved 17 December 2011.

[4] "Bernt Balchen". CAHF. 27 July 2015. Archived from the original on 11 August 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.

[5] Amundsen, O. Delphin (1947). Den kongelige norske Sankt Olavs Orden (in Norwegian). Oslo: Grøndahl. p. 488.

[6] "Orders, Decorations and Medals". Winstonchurchill.org. 14 February 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2012.

[7] Mendelsohn, Anne. "Alma Dahlerup (1874 - 1969)" (in Danish). Kvinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2020.

[8] "Kong Haakons dekorasjoner". kongehuset.no. 20 February 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2012.

[9] "Kong Olavs dekorasjoner". kongehuset.no. 18 January 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2012.

[10] Lundy, Jim. "George Conrad Petersen". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.

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