Gustav III approved the medal Illis quorum meruere labores, in 1785, but there is no information to indicate that it was awarded until 1787.

Sui memores alios fecere merendo ("To those who affirm their memory in others by doing good deeds") was established in 1805 by Gustaf IV Adolf intended to honor efforts for public benefit activities.

[2] In 1832, Charles XIV John decided that the medals would be issued in Swedish in the future, but that the variants in Latin would be retained for special cases.

In the 1860s, Illis quorum regained its status as an award for Swedish citizens for civic merit.

Illis quorum's equivalent in Swedish, the Medal for Noble Deeds (För medborgerlig förtjänst), therefore became in 1832 an award for long-lasting and solid locally emphasized efforts in the municipal and of a practical nature.