Freedom Medal of Valor

The Freedom Medal of Valor is a medal awarded to Scientologists. It is a larger version of the more common Freedom Medal awarded annually[3] to members of the Church of Scientology for "bringing greater freedom to mankind".[1] Established in 1985, the Freedom Medal has had 80 recipients; however to date the Freedom Medal of Valor has had but a single recipient - Tom Cruise. His medal was awarded for "humanitarian work of a larger global scale."[4]

Freedom Medal of Valor
Awarded by the Church of Scientology
TypeMedal
EligibilityScientologist
Awarded for"bringing greater freedom to mankind"[1]
StatusAwarded to single recipient
Statistics
Established2004
First awardedOctober 2004[2]
Last awardedOctober 2004
Total awarded1
Distinct
recipients		Tom Cruise
Order of Wear
Next (higher)none
Next (lower)Freedom Medal

Design

Medal

The medal is circular, approximately 4 inches in diameter. It is gold or gold-colored with embedded diamonds.[5] The obverse design includes two interlocking triangles, representing the ARC and KRC triangles, connected by a letter "S", representing scio - Latin for "I Know". On the upper portion of the medal are the words "Freedom Medal".[4]

Ribbon

The medal was originally suspended from a blue and green neck ribbon, however subsequent photographs of Cruise wearing the medal show it being suspended from a metallic chain.[2]

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See also

References
  1. Church of Scientology. "Freedom Medal Winners". Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  2. Ortega, Tony. "Tom Cruise shows up with his Scientology 'Freedom Medal of Valor' in London". Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  3. "Scientologists From 172 Nations Proclaim: We Are The IAS!". Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  4. Barkham, Patrick (17 January 2008). "Tom's medal for services to Scientology". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  5. "Scientology awards Tom Cruise a gold diamond encrusted "Freedom Medal of Valor"". 29 December 2004. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
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