Instituted on May 18, 1945, this medal was awarded to foreign and Norwegian personnel who served the Norwegian cause during the war.
The initial production with this needle suspension (similar to the one for the Haakon VII 70th birthday above) was awarded to some 204 Norwegians and 597 British citizens.
In 1988, the medal was reissued with a traditional needle to 12,178 civilians who served at least 54 months on Norwegian merchant ships during the war.
Here is the earlier version with case and its corresponding miniature.
Again, this was only given to those on the Allied side during the war years.
