Torsten Stålnacke and Stig von Bayer and nine other Swedish soldiers was awarded the Vasa Medal between 1962 and 1964 for their services during the Congo Crisis.
[4] Stålnacke was nominated for För tapperhet i fält, but the general understanding was that this was not suitable for a medal whose statutes spoke of "fight against the enemies of the kingdom".
The result was that the 11 soldiers who distinguished themselves by acts of valor received the Vasa Medal.
[5] The medal shows a royal crown without the king´s picture.
It is worn on the green ribbon of the Order of Vasa.