Medal for Meritorious Service
| Medal for Meritorious Service | |
|---|---|
| Type | Medal |
| Awarded for | resource and devotion to duty or exemplary voluntary service to the community.[1][2][3] |
| Country |  Republic of Rhodesia (1970–79) Zimbabwe Rhodesia |
| Presented by | President of Rhodesia |
| Eligibility | Military and civilians |
| Post-nominals | MSM |
| Status | Discontinued in 1980 |
| Established | November 1970 [3] |
| First awarded | 1970 |
| Total | 608 [2] |
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| 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.
History
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][5]) for "resource and devotion to duty."
Descripition
A silver, 36 mm circular medal, with the obverse bearing the coat of arms. The reverse bears the pick from the shield of the coat of arms encircled by the words "For Meritorious Service". The recipient's name would be etched on the rim. A silver bar would be worn for a second award. There were two Divisions for the medal, one for the Civilian Division and one for the Military Division. The Civil Division ribbon was plain orange, and the Military Division's had multi-coloured stripes.
See also
Orders, decorations, and medals of Rhodesia
Meritorious Conduct Medal
References
- ^ a b c d Vollaire, John. "The History of Rhodesian Honours and Awards 1890-1980". The Rhodesian Forces Web Site. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ a b c Hall, Dudley. "Medals and Decorations". Rhodesia's Intaf. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ a b Robertson, Megan. "Rhodesia: Medal for Meritorious Service". Medals.org. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ a b "RHODESIAN AWARDS AND DECORATIONS DESCRIPTIONS". selousscouts.tripod.com. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ Van, Gerry. "Rhodesian Medals". The Rhodesian Soldier. Retrieved 12 June 2022.