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What Kind of medals Are These swiss guardsmen wearing?

Can you be a swiss guardsman and also a Knight of the sovereign Military Order of Malta?

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Well, yes you can be both. But you need to be a male Swiss citizen who has completed Swiss military service in order to become a Swiss guardsman. The medals are mostly Vatican medals, which can also be awarded to non guardsmen if they serve the Catholic Church. The easiest to get in your pictures is the Jerusalem pilgrims cross.

The medals worn by the first guardsmen are the Benemerenti medal which is awarded after 3 years of service in the Swiss Guard or after 35 years of service as a layman for the Catholic Church.

Then there is the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice medal which is awarded for distinguished service to the Catholic Church by lay people and clergy.

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Thank you very much! I know a lot about the swiss guard but Not about the medals.

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At least one of the medals is probably this one: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benemerenti_(P%C3%A4pstliche_Verdienstmedaille)

Unfortunately, i don't have any members of the guard in my family or among my friends.

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Damn i didn‘t know That about switzerland. But on the other Hand it makes absolutly Sense!

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