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Military Valor Medal
Valor militar ouro
Military Valor Medal in gold
Country Flag of Portugal Portugal
Type Military decoration
Statistics
Established 2 October 1863
Precedence
Next (higher) Order of the Tower and Sword[1]
Next (lower) War Cross
Valor militar bronze

Miltary Valor Medal in bronze

The Military Valor Medal (Portuguese language: Medalha de Valor Militar ) is the highest military decoration and second highest honour of Portugal. Established on 2 October 1863, the medal is awarded for "heroic deeds of extraordinary selflessness and bravery or great moral courage and exceptional ability to make decisions, whether in war or in time of peace, but always in circumstances where there is proven or suspected danger to life". It comprises three grades - Gold (Ouro), Silver (Prata) and Bronze (Bronze). Award of the Medal in Gold confers entitlement to wear a fourragère.[2]

References[]

  1. Established by Decree-Law No 316/2002 of 27 December 2002
  2. "Ordens Honorificas e Condecoracoes Militares Portugeusas" (in Portuguese) (Acrobat). Portugal: Estado-Maior do Exercito. 1972. pp. 17–19, 32. http://ultramar.terraweb.biz/Livros/EstadoMaiorExercito/CadernosMilitares/OrdensHonorificas_Condecoracoes.pdf. Retrieved 23 June 2012. 
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