Videsha Seva Padakkama
| Videsha Seva Padakkama | |
|---|---|
 Medal, reverse | |
| Type | Service medal |
| Awarded for | Active sanctioned service in territories outside Sri Lanka |
| Description | Suspended from a plain suspension bar |
| Presented by | Sri Lanka |
| Eligibility | All regular and volunteer ranks of the tri-services |
| Post-nominals | VSP |
| Clasps | None |
| Status | Currently awarded |
| Established | 1981 |
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| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Uttama Seva Padakkama |
| Next (lower) | Republic of Sri Lanka Armed Services Medal |
The Videsha Seva Padakkama (VSP, Foreign Service Medal) (Sinhala: විදේශ සේවා පදක්කම vidēsha sevā padakkama) is awarded for:
...active service outside the territorial limits of the Island provided such service is connected with active service in a Foreign Military Mission or Campaign or in the defence of Sri Lanka or for service connected with military or peace keeping operations conducted under the auspices of the United Nations Organization...
— [1]
Recipients of the medal can use the post-nominal letters "VSP".
References
- ^ "Medal". Sri Lanka Navy. navy.lk. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
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