Vishisht Seva Medal: Difference between revisions

Vishisht Seva Medal
Vishisht Seva Medal
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Type	Military award
Country	India
Presented by	President of India
Established	January 26, 1960
Precedence
Next (higher)	Sena Medal (Army); Nausena Medal (Navy); Vayusena Medal (Air Force)
Equivalent	Yudh Seva Medal
Next (lower)	Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak
	← Vishisht Seva Medal, Class III. (till 27 January 1967);

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The Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM) is a decoration of the Indian armed forces. It is awarded to recognize "distinguished service of a high order" to all ranks of the Indian Armed forces.

The award may be granted posthumously and subsequent awards are represented by a bar worn on the ribbon. The award carries with it the right to use "VSM" as post-nominal letters. The medal was originally established as the "Vishisht Seva Medal, Class III".^[2] It was renamed to its present name on 27 January 1967. The design of the medal remained unchanged and the change be reflected only in the records.

From 1980, the Yudh Seva Medal was introduced to recognize exceptional services in an operational environment.^[2] Since then the VSM has been restricted to non-operational service.

References

↑ "Precedence Of Medals". indianarmy.nic.in/. Indian Army. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Ed Haynes. "Vishisht Seva Medal".

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+{{Infobox military award
-The '''Vishisht Seva Medal''' ('''VSM''') is a decoration of the [[Indian armed forces]]. It is awarded to recognize "distinguished service of a high order" to all ranks of the Indian Armed forces.
-The award may be granted [[Posthumous award|posthumously]] and subsequent awards are represented by a bar worn on the ribbon. The award carries with it the right to use "VSM" as post-nominal letters. The medal was originally established as the "Vishisht Seva Medal, Class III".<ref name="ed">{{cite web |url=http://faculty.winthrop.edu/haynese/india/medals/VSevaM.html |title=Vishisht Seva Medal |author=Ed Haynes}}</ref> It was renamed to its present name on 27 January 1967. The design of the medal remained unchanged and the change be reflected only in the records.
-From 1980, the [[Yudh Seva Medal]] was introduced to recognize exceptional services in an operational environment.<ref name="ed"/> Since then the VSM has been restricted to non-operational service.
-{{clear}}
-== Design ==
-=== Obverse - ===
-A 35-mm circular medal, with a five-pointed star in the centre. Suspended from a straight-bar suspender. Named on the edge.
-=== Reverse - ===
-The state emblem with the name of the decoration in Hindi above. "Vishisht Seva Medal" in Hindi.
-=== Ribbon - ===
-mm, yellow with three 2 mm dark blue stripes. Yellow 6.5 mm, dark blue 2 mm, yellow 6.5 mm, dark blue 2 mm, yellow 6.5 mm, dark blue 2 mm, yellow 6.5 mm.{{Infobox military award
 | name = Vishisht Seva Medal
 | image = [[File:Vishisht Seva Medal.jpg|250px]]<br>[[File:Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|175px]]
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 | awarded_for = Distinguished service, to all ranks of the armed forces
 | previous = Vishisht Seva Medal, Class III. (till 27 January 1967)
+| obverse = A 35-mm circular medal, with a five-pointed star in the centre.<br/> Suspended from a straight-bar suspender. Named on the edge.
+| reverse = The state emblem with the name of the decoration in Hindi above.<br/> "Vishisht Seva Medal" in Hindi.
+| ribbon = 32 mm, yellow with three 2 mm dark blue stripes. Yellow 6.5 mm,<br/> dark blue 2 mm, yellow 6.5 mm, dark blue 2 mm, yellow 6.5 mm,<br/> dark blue 2 mm, yellow 6.5 mm.
 | higher = [[Sena Medal]] <small>(Army)</small><br/>[[Nausena Medal]] <small>(Navy)</small><br/>[[Vayusena Medal]] <small>(Air Force)</small>
 | same = [[Yudh Seva Medal]]
 | lower = [[Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Precedence Of Medals|url=http://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=zCQHR1MODtMw0EJ0MUc5CA==&ParentID=XRRy6fl/Yj1c0bK0sve+Pg==|work=indianarmy.nic.in/|publisher=Indian Army|access-date=9 September 2014}}</ref>
 }}
+The '''Vishisht Seva Medal''' ('''VSM''') is a decoration of the [[Indian armed forces]]. It is awarded to recognize "distinguished service of a high order" to all ranks of the Indian Armed forces.
+The award may be granted [[Posthumous award|posthumously]] and subsequent awards are represented by a bar worn on the ribbon. The award carries with it the right to use "VSM" as post-nominal letters. The medal was originally established as the "Vishisht Seva Medal, Class III".<ref name="ed">{{cite web |url=http://faculty.winthrop.edu/haynese/india/medals/VSevaM.html |title=Vishisht Seva Medal |author=Ed Haynes}}</ref> It was renamed to its present name on 27 January 1967. The design of the medal remained unchanged and the change be reflected only in the records.
+From 1980, the [[Yudh Seva Medal]] was introduced to recognize exceptional services in an operational environment.<ref name="ed"/> Since then the VSM has been restricted to non-operational service.
+{{clear}}
 == References ==
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