National Service Medal (Norway)
{{Short description|Norwegian service medal for completion of mandatory military service}}
{{redirects|National Service Medal|the unofficial medal of the United Kingdom|National Service Medal (United Kingdom)}}
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|name=Forsvarets vernedyktighetsmedalje
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|caption=Army version National Service Medal
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|type=Single-grade medal
|eligibility=Personnel who have completed mandatory military service.
|awarded_for=Completion of mandatory military service.
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|higher=Medal for Defence Operations Abroad{{cite web|title=Norwegian Decorations|url=http://www.kongehuset.no/artikkel.html?tid=33029&sek=33027|publisher=Det Norske Kongehus|accessdate=14 June 2014}}
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Image:Vernedyktighetsmedaljer.JPG
The Norwegian National Service Medal is awarded upon completion of mandatory military service (usually one year, six months for the Home Guard).
The medal exists in four versions, one for each branch of service (army, air force, navy and home guard).
The front of the medal shows the crest of the service branch, and the reverse has the name of the branch and the armed forces motto "for fred og frihet" (bm) or "for fred og fridom"(nn) ("for peace and freedom").
| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto;"
! colspan="4"|National Service Medal ribbons |
| Air Force
! Home Guard ! Navy ! Army |
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| File:Vernedyktighetsmedaljen Luftforsvaret stripe.svg
|File:Vernedyktighetsmedaljen Heimevernet stripe.svg |
