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Meritorious Service Medal (New Zealand)
Queen Victoria version
TypeMedal for long service and meritorious service
Country New Zealand
EligibilityWarrant Officers and Senior Non-Commissioned Officers of the New Zealand Defence Force
StatusTo be superseded by the New Zealand Defence Meritorious Service Medal[1]
Established28 April 1898
Ribbon bar
Precedence
Next (higher)New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal[2]
EquivalentMeritorious Service Medal (United Kingdom)
Meritorious Service Medal (Cape of Good Hope)
Next (lower)New Zealand Armed Forces Award

The New Zealand Meritorious Service Medal is a meritorious and long service award for members of the New Zealand Defence Force. Initially established on 28 April 1898 as the Meritorious Service Medal (New Zealand), only members of the New Zealand Army were eligible for award. In 1985, a Royal Warrant established the current criteria for the medal making all members of the Army, Navy, and Air Force eligible for the award. Members of the defence forces above the rank of sergeant, who have at least 21 years of service, and hold their service's Long Service and Good Conduct Medal are eligible for the medal. The New Zealand Meritorious Service Medal is to be replaced by the New Zealand Defence Meritorious Service Medal, though holders of the superseded medal are still entitled to continue wearing it.[1]

Appearance

King Edward VII version

The medal is silver and circular in shape. The obverse bears the effigy of the Sovereign of New Zealand, surrounded by the inscription ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA FID. DEF. The reverse bears the inscription For Meritorious Service surrounded by a laurel wreath, surmounted by a royal crown. Above the crown is the inscription New Zealand.[4]

The medal is suspended by a ribbon, 32 mm in width, of crimson with a narrow centre stripe of green.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Defence Meritorious Service Medal Introduced". BREAKING MEDALS NEWS. New Zealand Defence Force. Retrieved 9 November 2013. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
  2. ^ "THE WEARING OF MEDALS IN NEW ZEALAND TABLE – A GUIDE TO THE CORRECT ORDER OF WEAR". New Zealand Defence Force. Retrieved 19 January 2012. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  3. ^ a b "New Zealand Long Service and Good Conduct Medals - the New Zealand Meritorious Service Medal". Medals Awarded to New Zealand Military Personnel. New Zealand Defence Force. Retrieved 19 January 2013. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
  4. ^ "The New Zealand Meritorious Service Medal Royal Warrant". New Zealand Defence Force. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
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