Norwegian Defence Cross of Honour

Norwegian Defence Cross of Honour Forsvarets hederkors
Norwegian Defence Cross of Honour ribbon
Awarded by Norway
Type	Medal
Awarded for	Assisting the Norwegian Defence forces in a particularly meritorious manner
Status	May still be awarded
Statistics
Established	30 January 2012
First awarded	24 April 2012
Total awarded	1
Precedence
Next (higher)	Nansen medal for Outstanding Research
Equivalent	Civil Defence Cross of Honour Norwegian Police Cross of Honour
Next (lower)	Defence Service Medal with Laurel Branch

The Norwegian Defence Cross of Honour (Norwegian: Forsvarets hederkors) is a medal which is awarded by the commander of the Norwegian Defence forces to persons having performed Meritious work in or for the Norwegian defence forces.

The Medal was established by royal decree on 30 January 2012, after a proposal of the commander of the Norwegian forces. It ranks as number 18 in the list of Norwegian decorations, though it is equal to the Norwegian Police Cross of Honour and Civil Defence Cross of Honour ranked 16th and 17th by seniority only.

The Norwegian Defence Cross of Honour consists of a cross with slightly splayed out arms, with the Norwegian armed forces herald (Coat of arms of norway with point up, crossed swords) in the cross-junction; The cross is lain over silver laurels