Prince Carl Medal Explained

Prince Carl Medal Prins Carl-medaljen
Presenter:	The King of Sweden
Type:	Royal medal
Awarded For:	Humanitarian activity
Status:	Currently awarded
Established:	1945
Precedence Label:	Order of Wear
Higher:	Prince Eugen Medal^[1]
Lower:	Royal Jubilee Commemorative Medals

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^[4]
• Sture Linnér, retired diplomat and Greek cultural expert^[3]
• Markku Niskala, Secretary General of the Red Cross of Sweden^[3]
• Pope Pius XII^[5]
• Eleanor Roosevelt, American politician, diplomat, First Lady, and activist.^[6]
• Johan von Schreeb, surgeon and Associate Professor at the Center for Disaster Medicine at the Karolinska Institutet^[3]
• Albert Schweitzer^[5]
• Sten Swedlund, rear admiral^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Anvisningar för bärande av kungliga medaljer med mera. Royal Court of Sweden. 16 February 2015. Swedish. https://web.archive.org/web/20150202121443/http://www.kungahuset.se/monarkinhovstaterna/ordnarochmedaljer/medaljer/barandeavmedaljer.4.1a2467a10ad032dc26800017683.html. 2 February 2015. dead.
2. Web site: The Prince Carl Medal. Royal Court of Sweden. 16 February 2015.
3. Web site: The King awards the Prince Carl Medal to Johan von Schreeb. Royal Court of Sweden. 16 February 2015.
4. Web site: The King awards the Prince Carl Medal to Johan von Schreeb. Royal Court of Sweden. 16 February 2015.
5. Web site: Sök medaljförläning. Royal Court of Sweden. 17 February 2015. Swedish.
6. News: Mrs. Roosevelt, First Lady 12 Years, Often Called 'World's Most Admired Woman' . November 8, 1962 . The New York Times . December 7, 2012 . March 22, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130322023854/http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/1011.html . live.