Nersornaat or the Greenland Medal for Meritorious Service (Danish:Grønlands Hjemmestyres Fortjenstmedalje), is awarded by the Greenland

Greenland

Greenland is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe for...

 Home Rule government. It is the highest award based in Greenland. The medal was instituted on 1 May 1989 in connection with the ten year anniversary of the Greenlandic home rule. The medal is awarded for meritious service for Greenland in fields such as public service, business, art or science. The medal is worn in a ribbon of the Greenlandic colours; red symbolising the sun and white symbolising the snow.

The medal is awarded in two grades: gold and silver.

Notable recipients

• Jonathan Motzfeldt
  Jonathan Motzfeldt
  Jonathan Motzfeldt was the first and third Prime Minister of Greenland.From 1979 to 1988, in 1997 and from 2003 to 2008, he was Chairman of the Greenland Landsting. He was prime minister twice, from 1 May 1979 to 18 March 1991 and from 19 September 1997 to 14 December 2002...
  
   gold
• Lars Chemnitz gold
• Queen Margrethe II of Denmark gold
• Poul Schlüter
  Poul Schlüter
  Poul Holmskov Schlüter is a Danish politician, who served as Prime Minister of Denmark from 1982 to 1993.Born in Tønder, south Jutland, he graduated from the University of Copenhagen in 1957 with a degree in law, and joined the bar in 1960. Schlüter was a member of the Danish Parliament for the...
  
   gold
• Erling Høgh gold
• Lars-Emil Johansen gold
• Uffe Ellemann-Jensen
  Uffe Ellemann-Jensen
  Uffe Ellemann-Jensen was Minister for Foreign Affairs of Denmark in the Conservative led Poul Schlüter Administration 1982–1993. He was leader of the Danish Liberal Party, Venstre 1984–1998 and President of the European Liberals 1995–2000...
  
   gold
• Isi Foighel gold
• Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark
  Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark
  Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark , is the husband of the Queen of Denmark, Margrethe II.-Early life:Henrik was born in Talence, Gironde, France...
  
   gold
• Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark gold
• Per Stig Møller
  Per Stig Møller
  Per Stig Møller was Culture Minister of Denmark. He has been a member of Folketinget for the Conservative People's Party since 1984, and was Minister for the Environment from December 18, 1990 to January 24, 1993 as part of the Cabinet of Poul Schlüter IV and Foreign Minister from November 27,...
  
   gold
• Hans Enoksen
  Hans Enoksen
  Hans Enoksen is a Greenlandic politician who served as the fourth Prime Minister of Greenland from 2002 to 2009.A Greenlandic monoglot, he has been a member of the Parliament of Greenland since 1995...
  
   gold
• Prince Takamado of Japan
  Prince Takamado
  was a member of the Imperial House of Japan and the third son of HIH Prince Mikasa and HIH Princess Mikasa. He was a first cousin of Emperor Akihito, and formerly was seventh in line to the Chrysanthemum throne.-Education:...
  
   gold
• Eigil Knuth
  Eigil Knuth
  Count Eigil Knuth was a Danish explorer, archaeologist, sculptor and writer. He is referred to as the Nestor of Danish polar explorers. His archaeological investigations were made in Peary Land and adjacent areas of High Arctic Greenland...
  
  gold