Hammarskjà ¶ld Drive in Burnaby, BC, Canada.
Dag Hammarskjà ¶ld is a street in Tunis, Tunisia.
Schools: Several schools have been named after Hammarskjà ¶ld, including Hammarskjold Middle School in East Brunswick Township, New Jersey; Dag Hammarskjold Middle School in Wallingford, Connecticut; Dag Hammarskjold Elementary School in Parma, Ohio; Dag Hammarskjold Elementary (PS 254) in Brooklyn, New York; Dag Hammarskjold School#6 in Rochester, New York; Dag Hammarskjold Elementary School in Oakland (now an airport parking business) and Hammarskjold High School in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Other commemorations
1962 Medal Dag Hammarskjà ¶ld by the Danish sculptor Harald Salomon
Religious commemoration: He is also commemorated as a peacemaker in the Calendar of Saints of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America on 18 September of each year.
Dag Hammarskjà ¶ld Foundation: In 1962, the Dag Hammarskjà ¶ld Foundation was created as Sweden's national memorial to Dag Hammarskjà ¶ld.
Memorial awards:
Medal: On 22 July 1997, the U.N. Security Council in resolution 1121(1997) established the Dag Hammarskjà ¶ld Medal in recognition and commemoration of those who have lost their lives as a result of UN peacekeeping operations. Hammarskjà ¶ld himself was one of the first three recipients.
Prize in Peace and Conflict Studies: Colgate University annually awards a student the Dag Hammarskjà ¶ld Prize in Peace and Conflict Studies based on outstanding work in the program.
Medallion by the sculptor Harald Salomon issued in Denmark 1962 to help financing the Danish Foreign Aid Program.
Postage Stamps: Many countries issued postage stamps commemorating Hammarskjà ¶ld. The United Nations Postal Administration issued 5- and 15-cent stamps in 1962. They show the UN flag at half-mast and bear the simple inscription, "XVIII IX MCMLXI". The United States Hammarskjà ¶ld commemorative 4-cent postage stamp, issued on 23 October 1962, was actually released twice. Famous for its misprint, the second issue is often referred to as the Dag Hammarskjà ¶ld invert.
On 6 April 2011, Sweden's central bank, the Riksbank, announced that Hammarskjà ¶ld's image will be used on the 1000-kronor banknote, the highest-denomination banknote in Sweden.The new currency was introduced in 2015.
Depictions in popular culture
In the 2016 The Siege of Jadotville, depicting the events of the Congo Crisis, Hammarskjà ¶ld is played by fellow Countryman, actor Mikael Persbrandt.
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