Prince Carl Medal

Prince Carl Medal Prins Carl-medaljen
The Prince Carl Medal
Type	Royal medal
Awarded for	Humanitarian activity
Country	Sweden
Presented by	The King of Sweden
Status	Currently awarded
Established	1945
Order of Wear
Next (higher)	Prince Eugen Medal[1]
Next (lower)	Royal Jubilee Commemorative Medals[1]

The Prince Carl Medal (Swedish: Prins Carl-medaljen) is a royal medal of Sweden. The medal was instituted by Gustaf V of Sweden in 1945 on the retirement of Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland as chairman of the Red Cross of Sweden. The medal is awarded for national or international humanitarian activity.[2]

Recipients

The following is a partial list of recipients:[3]

• Princess Christina, member of the Swedish Royal Family and former chairman of the Red Cross of Sweden[3]
• Sture Linnér, retired diplomat and Greek cultural expert[3]
• Markku Niskala, Secretary General of the Red Cross of Sweden[3]
• Pope Pius XII[4]
• Eleanor Roosevelt, American politician, diplomat, First Lady, and activist.[5]
• Johan von Schreeb, surgeon and Associate Professor at the Center for Disaster Medicine at the Karolinska Institutet[3]
• Albert Schweitzer[4]
• Sten Swedlund, rear admiral[3]

References

1. "Anvisningar för bärande av kungliga medaljer med mera" (in Swedish). Royal Court of Sweden. Archived from the original on 2 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
2. "The Prince Carl Medal". Royal Court of Sweden. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
3. "The King awards the Prince Carl Medal to Johan von Schreeb". Royal Court of Sweden. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
4. "Sök medaljförläning" (in Swedish). Royal Court of Sweden. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
5. "Mrs. Roosevelt, First Lady 12 Years, Often Called 'World's Most Admired Woman'". The New York Times. November 8, 1962. Archived from the original on March 22, 2013. Retrieved December 7, 2012.