The Commemorative Medal of the Fifth Centenary of the Proclamation of Saint Bárbara as Patron of the Artillery Weapon, commonly called the Medal of the V Centenary of Saint Barbara, is an official Spanish decoration created on December 4, 2021[1][2] to commemorate the five hundred years of patronage of Santa Barbara[3][4] to the components of the Artillery Weapon of the Spanish Armed Forces.

[8] On November 25, 2021, Pope Francis convened the Jubilee Year of Saint Barbara as patron saint of the Artillery Weapon,[9] a determining circumstance for the creation of this medal as a more enduring sign of this tribute to the Patron Saint of artillerymen,[10] who also belongs to the group of the fourteen Holy Helpers of the Church.

They can be recognized with this medal, by virtue of article 2 of the Creation Decree:[11][12] a) In their own right: all Artillerymen in any administrative situation, as well as former replacement artillerymen and students of the Artillery Academy, and the Ladies of Santa Bárbara.

b) The personnel, associations or institutions considered especially deserving of this distinction after assessment of the merits by the Artillery Arm or by own initiative of concession of the Military Archbishop.

As established in Annex I of the Creation Decree,[15] the decoration hangs from a longitudinally divided red and black ribbon, representative colors of the artillerymen.