Italy
- Ordine Militare d'Italia (Military Order of Italy) (was Ordine Militare di Savoia - Military Order of Savoy) in 5 classes :
- Cavalierie di Gran Croce (Great Cross Kinight)
- Grande Ufficiale (Great Officer)
- Commendatore (Commander)
- Ufficiale (Officer)
- Cavaliere (Knight)
- Medaglia al Valore Militare (Medal for Military Valour) in 4 classes :
- Medaglia d'Oro (Gold Medal)
- Medaglia d'Argento (Silver Medal)
- Medaglia di Bronzo (Bronze Medal)
- Croce al Valore Militare (Military Valour Cross)
- Croce al Merito di Guerra (War Merit Cross)
- Medaglia al Valore dell'Esercito (or di Marina, or Aeronautico, or dei Carabinieri) (Army, or Navy, or Air Force, or Carabinieri Valour Medal) in 3 classes :
- Medaglia d'Oro (Gold Medal)
- Medaglia d'Argento (Silver Medal)
- Medaglia di Bronzo (Bronze Medal)
- Croce al Merito dell'Esercito (or di Marina, or Aeronautico, or dei Carabinieri) (Army, or Navy, or Air Force, or Carabinieri Merit Cross) in 3 classes :
- Croce d'Oro (Gold Cross)
- Croce d'Argento (Silver Cross)
- Croce di Bronzo (Bronze Cross)
The abovementioned medals are awarded for military merits.
There are also several other medals awarded for length of service (the most important is the Medaglia Mauriziana al Merito di 10 Lustri di Carriera Militare - Mauritian Merit Medal for 50 years of Military Service, with other branch-specific medals for 20, 15 and 10 years), campaign and military missions medals, and professional or specialization achievement ribbons (instructor, war reporter, dog handler etc.). -- See Italian medals 1860-today (Italian Wikipedia)
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