King's Medal for Courage in the Cause of Freedom

King's Medal for Courage in the Cause of Freedom
The Medal in "Court Style"
Awarded by United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Type	Civil decoration.
Eligibility	civilians, mostly foreigners
Awarded for	contributions to helping British military personnel to escape the enemy and escape from occupied areas, with the danger of life, or for other dangerous work for the British or Allied cause during the war
Campaign(s)	World War II
Description	Silver disk, 36mm diameter.
Statistics
Established	23 August 1945
Total awarded	3,200
Precedence
Next (lower)	King's Medal for Service in the Cause of Freedom
Related	Allied Subjects' Medal

The King's Medal for Courage in the Cause of Freedom is a British medal instituted on 23 August 1945 to reward those, mainly foreigners, who during the Second World War in danger of their lives had contributed to helping British military personnel to escape the enemy and escape from occupied areas or for other dangerous work for the British or Allied cause during the war.

Distribution of the medal began in 1947. Around 3,200 medals were awarded.

People who in less dangerous ways had made a deserving effort to further the British and Allied cause during World War II were eligible for the award of the King's Medal for Service in the Cause of Freedom.

The medal is silver and is 36 mm in diameter. Obverse shows King George VI left facing portrait. The portrait is surrounded by the inscription "GEORGIVS VI D: G: BR: omn: REX ET IMP INDIAE:" Reverse bears the inscription "THE KING'S / MEDAL FOR / Courage / IN THE CAUSE OF / FREEDOM" of five lines, where the word courage is in larger font than other words. The inscription is surrounded by a chain. The medal is suspended from a white ribbon, which has two narrow blue centre stripes and red edge stripes.