Prince Carl Medal

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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

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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

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1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c d e f "The King awards the Prince Carl Medal to Johan von Schreeb". Royal Court of Sweden. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
4. ^ a b "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.

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