Medal of Courage

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The Medal of Courage is one of Israel’s highest military decorations, awarded for exceptional bravery in combat.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Israeli military decoration
military decoration
awardedBy Israel Defense Forces NERFINISHED
State of Israel NERFINISHED
awardedFor acts of conspicuous gallantry
exceptional bravery in combat
awardingBodyType military
canBeAwardedPosthumously true
confers right to use post-nominal letters in Hebrew
conflictScope war and combat operations
country Israel
designFeature IDF emblem on reverse
four swords and an olive branch on obverse
raised edge
eligibility IDF soldiers
Israeli security forces personnel under IDF command
established 1970
HebrewName Itur HaOz NERFINISHED
higherAward Medal of Valor NERFINISHED
languageOfName Hebrew
legalBasis Law of Decorations of the Israel Defense Forces NERFINISHED
lowerAward Medal of Distinguished Service NERFINISHED
material oxidized copper
rankInOrder second-highest Israeli military decoration for bravery
relatedDecoration Medal of Distinguished Service NERFINISHED
Medal of Valor NERFINISHED
ribbonColor orange
ribbonSymbolism fire and blood of battle
scope acts performed in the face of enemy
shape circle
status currently awarded

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Rafael Eitan awardReceived Medal of Courage
Yonatan Netanyahu awardReceived Medal of Courage
this entity surface form: Itur HaOz (Decoration of Valor) posthumously