The Mark of Courage represents a sculpted piece. It was presented to a spacer during the times of the Galactic Civil War after the successful completion of a task undertaken to achieve the status of a hero, thereby demonstrating their bravery. When this sculpture was put together with the other "Mark" sculptures, namely the Mark of Intellect, the Mark of Honor, as well as the Mark of Altruism, they collectively formed a sphere.
In the year 1 ABY, a spacer, following the instructions given by an odd Rodian hermit, came into possession of this sculpture. This was after they displayed true courage through the destruction of a ferocious bladeback boar that had been causing fear among the residents of Mos Espa on the planet Tatooine.
The Mark of Courage made an appearance in the 2003 video game known as Star Wars Galaxies. This game was a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game which was created by Sony Online Entertainment and distributed by LucasArts, prior to its shutdown on December 15, 2011. This item was integrated into the game as a component of the "Hero of Tatooine" questline, launched alongside "Publish 9" on June 29, 2004. The "Hero of Tatooine" questline underwent a major overhaul with the introduction of "Publish 25", also recognized as the "New Game Enhancements," on November 15, 2005; however, the rewards for the quest, like the "Mark of Courage," remained unchanged.