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The Canadian Medal of Bravery, the lowest of Canada's three bravery decorations. The Cross of Valour (post-nominal letters CV, French: Croix de la vaillance) is the highest ranking of the Canadian bravery decorations, [70] and is awarded for "acts of the most conspicuous courage in circumstances of extreme peril."
Canada's Victoria Cross is thus a cross pattée with straight arms, 38 millimetres (1.5 in) across in each direction, and made out of bronze coloured alloy, the obverse bearing a lion crowned and statant guardant, similar to that which forms the crest of the Royal Arms of Canada, standing upon a representation of St. Edward's Crown, which ...
Provincial and territorial orders of Canada (13 C, 14 P) Pages in category "Orders, decorations, and medals of Canadian provinces and territories" This category contains only the following page.
The scroll of the Canadian medal differs in that the inscription is in Latin rather than English; by using a language that is an ancestor of French and has greatly contributed to the development of English, the medal avoids linguistic discrimination between Canada's two official languages. The fleur-de-lis, in heraldry long associated with the ...
Military awards and decorations of Canada (3 C, 27 P) Pages in category "Orders, decorations, and medals of Canada" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
Two soldiers from Ohio regiments who participated in a Civil War locomotive chase were finally awarded the Medal of Honor.
The Royal Canadian Mint will produce the Sacrifice Medal. [27] The Sacrifice Medal will honour Canadian soldiers, exchange personnel and civilians who have been injured or killed in Afghanistan since October 7, 2001. [28] The reverse for the medal is the Canadian National Vimy Memorial with the word Sacrifice to the right. The obverse of the ...
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