Portuguese Military Medals









This website is permanently updated, reflecting the knowledge of its author about portuguese military medals. As this project is in constant progress, it doesn’t pretend to answer all the questions about the subject, but insists in travelling into that world. We also want to honor the men and women of the 3 branches of the Portuguese Armed Forces who, everyday, since the XII century, have been defending our land, maintaining the independence and sovereignty of Portugal. Essentially, this is a website made by a beginner and curious collector, with the simple objective of honoring his father, Lieutenant-Colonel Henrique José de Brito Guerreiro Quinta-Nova (Cavalry), in living memory (1941-2006).

ORDER OF PRECEDENCE
As used on the right chest.

I	Military Order of the Tower and the Sword
II	Military Valor medal
III	War Cross medal
IV	Military Order of Christ
V	Military Order of Aviz
VI	Distinguished Services medal
VII	Military Merit medal
VIII	Military Order of Sant'Iago da Espada (St. James of the Sword)
IX	Order of the Infante D. Henrique
X	Order of Liberty
XI	The privative medals, in the following order: - National Defence medal; - St. George's Cross medal; - Naval Cross medal; - D. Afonso Henriques medal - Patron of the Army; - Aeronautical Merit medal;
XII	Exemplary Behaviour medal
XIII	Promoted for Distinguished Feats in Campaign medal
XIV	Wounded in Campaign medal
XV	Recognition medal (POW)
XVI	Campaign Commemorative medal
XVII	Special Comission of Service Commemorative medal
XVIII	Other national decorations, by chronological order according to foundation of organisation.
XIX	Foreign decorations, by chronological order according to names of countries in portuguese.