Cross of Valour

E189412

Canadian decoration civilian decoration for bravery

The Cross of Valour is Canada's highest civilian decoration for bravery, awarded for acts of the most conspicuous courage in circumstances of extreme peril.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Cross of Valour canonical	9
Cross of Valour (Canada)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1635318 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Cross of Valour
Context triple: [Canadian Honours System, includesDecoration, Cross of Valour]

A. Medal of Valor
The Medal of Valor is the highest military decoration of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty.
B. Purple Heart
The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration awarded to service members who are wounded or killed in action against an enemy.
C. Virtuti Militari
Virtuti Militari is Poland’s highest military decoration for valor in the face of the enemy, awarded for exceptional bravery and leadership in combat.
D. Medal of Honor
The Medal of Honor is the United States’ highest and most prestigious military decoration, awarded for acts of valor above and beyond the call of duty.
E. Silver Star Medal
The Silver Star Medal is a high-level United States military decoration awarded for gallantry in action against an enemy of the United States.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Cross of Valour
Target entity description: The Cross of Valour is Canada's highest civilian decoration for bravery, awarded for acts of the most conspicuous courage in circumstances of extreme peril.

A. Medal of Valor
The Medal of Valor is the highest military decoration of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty.
B. Purple Heart
The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration awarded to service members who are wounded or killed in action against an enemy.
C. Virtuti Militari
Virtuti Militari is Poland’s highest military decoration for valor in the face of the enemy, awarded for exceptional bravery and leadership in combat.
D. Medal of Honor
The Medal of Honor is the United States’ highest and most prestigious military decoration, awarded for acts of valor above and beyond the call of duty.
E. Silver Star Medal
The Silver Star Medal is a high-level United States military decoration awarded for gallantry in action against an enemy of the United States.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Canadian decoration ⓘ civilian decoration for bravery ⓘ
administeredBy	Chancellery of Honours ⓘ surface form: Chancellery of Honours at Rideau Hall
awardedBy	Charles III, King of Canada ⓘ surface form: King of Canada
awardedFor	acts of the most conspicuous courage in circumstances of extreme peril ⓘ civilian acts of bravery ⓘ
awardingAuthority	Governor General of Canada ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
createdToReplace	use of British bravery decorations for Canadians ⓘ
eligibility	Canadian citizens ⓘ non-Canadians who have rendered outstanding service to Canadians or Canada ⓘ
establishedBy	Elizabeth II ⓘ surface form: Queen Elizabeth II
establishedOn	1972-05-01 ⓘ
firstAwarded	1972 ⓘ
grade	single grade ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	CV ⓘ
hasCategory	Awards established in 1972 ⓘ Bravery decorations of Canada ⓘ Civil awards and decorations of Canada ⓘ
hasLanguage	English ⓘ
higherAward	none ⓘ
insigniaSuspension	gold bar with laurel leaves ⓘ
insigniaWornOn	left breast ⓘ
isHighest	Canada's highest civilian decoration for bravery ⓘ
languageOfInscription	English ⓘ
material	gold ⓘ
motto	VALOUR ⓘ
namedIn	English ⓘ
obverseDesign	maple leaf surrounded by laurel wreath ⓘ
officialName	Cross of Valour self-link ⓘ
partOf	Canadian Honours System ⓘ
posthumousAwards	permitted ⓘ
postNominals	CV ⓘ
precedenceOver	Medal of Bravery ⓘ Star of Courage ⓘ
reverseFeature	Royal Cypher of the reigning monarch ⓘ inscription "VALOUR" ⓘ
ribbonColour	red ⓘ
ribbonFeature	gold maple leafs in the centre stripe for subsequent awards ⓘ
scope	primarily non-military acts, but may be awarded to military personnel for non-combat bravery ⓘ
shape	cross pattée ⓘ
status	currently awarded ⓘ
symbol	laurel wreath ⓘ maple leaf ⓘ
type	decoration ⓘ

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Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Canadian Honours System → includesDecoration → Cross of Valour ⓘ

Victoria Cross for Canada → hasCivilianEquivalent → Cross of Valour ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cross of Valour (Canada)

Bravery Decorations → includes → Cross of Valour ⓘ

Bravery Decorations → highestGrade → Cross of Valour ⓘ

Australian Bravery Decorations → includesAward → Cross of Valour ⓘ

Australian Bravery Decorations → highestAward → Cross of Valour ⓘ

Australian Bravery Decorations → postNominalLettersFor → Cross of Valour ⓘ

Star of Courage → higherAward → Cross of Valour ⓘ

Star of Courage → relatedDecoration → Cross of Valour ⓘ

Cross of Valour → officialName → Cross of Valour self-link ⓘ

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Referenced by (10)

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