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| higher           = [[King Haakon VII 1905–1930 Jubilee Medal]]<br>''Kong Haakon VIIs jubileumsmedalje 1905-1930''
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| lower            = [[Haakon VII 70th Anniversary Medal]]<br>''Haakon VIIs 70-årsmedalje''
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The '''King Haakon VII 1905–1955 Jubilee Medal''' ({{langx|no|Kong Haakon VIIs jubileumsmedalje 1905–1955}}), also known as the '''King's Jubilee Medal''' ({{langx|no|Kongens jubileumsmedalje}}), is a [[Orders, decorations, and medals of Norway|Norwegian award]] instituted in November 1955 by [[Haakon VII of Norway]] in honor of the 50th anniversary of his accession to the throne.<ref name="Svarstad">Svarstad, Carsten. 1957. Nye norske belønningsmedaljer. ''Nordisk Numismatisk Unions Medlemsblad'' 2 (February): 76–80.</ref> The medal ranks 32nd in the [[Orders, decorations, and medals of Norway|Norwegian decoration]] order of precedence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kongehuset.no/c33027/artikkel/vis.html?tid=33029 |title=Norwegian Decorations |publisher=kongehuset.no |date= |accessdate=November 17, 2015}}</ref>
==Conferral==
The jubilee medal was mostly awarded to members of the royal family, members of the Norwegian government, [[List of Presidents of the Parliament of Norway|heads of the Norwegian Parliament]], [[Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Norway|Supreme Court justices]], members of the Royal Court, members of the [[Royal Palace, Oslo|Royal Palace]], prominent officials and military personnel, and foreign ambassadors and diplomats.<ref name="Svarstad"/>
Royal recipients of the King Haakon VII 1905–1955 Jubilee Medal include [[Olav V of Norway|Crown Prince Olav]] and [[Harald V of Norway|Prince Harald]]. Other prominent recipients include [[Ingvald Smith-Kielland]] of the Royal Court, the politician [[Kornelius Bergsvik]], and the journalist and politician [[C. J. Hambro]].
==Description==
The King Haakon VII 1905–1955 Jubilee Medal is made of silver. The obverse depicts King Haakon VII with the inscription "Haakon VII Norges konge" (Haakon VII King of Norway).<ref name="Svarstad"/> The medal is fitted to a royal crown and hangs from a red medal ribbon. The medal ribbon has a silver clasp reading "1905–1955."
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==External links==
*[http://medalj.nu/ribbon_info.asp?build=&showgroups=M-M/100&visitor={E11DE137-16E8-4BA4-923B-821BFBDBBEA9}&listmode=0&medal={7A994A63-B951-4405-A727-F332B659D26B} Photo of the King Haakon VII 1905–1955 Jubilee Medal]
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[[Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Norway]]
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