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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Itur HaOz (Decoration of Valor) posthumously | 1 |
Statements (31)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Itur HaOz (Decoration of Valor) posthumously