Medal for Meritorious Service | |
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Type | Medal |
Awarded for | resource[ clarification needed] and devotion to duty or exemplary voluntary service to the community. [1] [2] [3] |
Country | ![]() ![]() |
Presented by | President of Rhodesia |
Eligibility | Military and civilians |
Post-nominals | MSM |
Status | Discontinued in 1980 [a] |
Established | November 1970 [3] |
First awarded | 1970 |
Total | 608 [2] |
![]() Ribbon bar of the Civilian Division ![]() Ribbon bar of the Military Division | |
Order of Wear | |
Next (higher) | Prison Medal for Gallantry [1] |
Equivalent |
Police Medal for Meritorious Service Defence Forces' Medal for Meritorious Service Prison Medal for Meritorious Service [1] |
Next (lower) | President's Medal for Chiefs [1] |
The Medal for Meritorious Service was a medal awarded by the Republic of Rhodesia to civilians and military personnel. [1] [2] [4]
The Medal for Meritorious Service was awarded to civilians (who were usually government workers such as INTAF [2] [4]) for "resource and devotion to duty or exemplary voluntary service to the community.", and awarded to military members (used only for territorial, volunteer and reserve forces [4]) for "resource and devotion to duty."
The medal was a silver circular medal that was 36mm around, with the obverse of the medal had the national
coat of arms, and the reverse had the pick from the coat of arms in the centre encircled by the words "For Meritorious Service". The recipient's name would be etched on the rim, and a silver bar would be awarded for a subsequent award.
[5] The medal also had two different divisions, a civilian division that would have just a plain orange ribbon
, and a military division that would have multi-coloured stripes in the centre
.
[6]
Medal for Meritorious Service | |
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Type | Medal |
Awarded for | resource[ clarification needed] and devotion to duty or exemplary voluntary service to the community. [1] [2] [3] |
Country | ![]() ![]() |
Presented by | President of Rhodesia |
Eligibility | Military and civilians |
Post-nominals | MSM |
Status | Discontinued in 1980 [a] |
Established | November 1970 [3] |
First awarded | 1970 |
Total | 608 [2] |
![]() Ribbon bar of the Civilian Division ![]() Ribbon bar of the Military Division | |
Order of Wear | |
Next (higher) | Prison Medal for Gallantry [1] |
Equivalent |
Police Medal for Meritorious Service Defence Forces' Medal for Meritorious Service Prison Medal for Meritorious Service [1] |
Next (lower) | President's Medal for Chiefs [1] |
The Medal for Meritorious Service was a medal awarded by the Republic of Rhodesia to civilians and military personnel. [1] [2] [4]
The Medal for Meritorious Service was awarded to civilians (who were usually government workers such as INTAF [2] [4]) for "resource and devotion to duty or exemplary voluntary service to the community.", and awarded to military members (used only for territorial, volunteer and reserve forces [4]) for "resource and devotion to duty."
The medal was a silver circular medal that was 36mm around, with the obverse of the medal had the national
coat of arms, and the reverse had the pick from the coat of arms in the centre encircled by the words "For Meritorious Service". The recipient's name would be etched on the rim, and a silver bar would be awarded for a subsequent award.
[5] The medal also had two different divisions, a civilian division that would have just a plain orange ribbon
, and a military division that would have multi-coloured stripes in the centre
.
[6]