Conspicuous Service Medal

Full size medal - Unmounted with 15cm ribbon as required for swing mounting.

Miniature size medal - Unmounted with 10cm ribbon as required for swing mounting.

The Conspicuous Service Medal was introduced in 1989 to recognise meritorious achievement or devotion to duty in non-warlike situations.

Design

The medal is nickel-silver with the obverse having a central device of the Southern Cross surrounded by a laurel wreath.

The reverse has a horizontal panel for recipient details over a design of fluted rays.

Ribbon

The ribbon has alternating narrow diagonal stripes of bush green and sandy gold.

Further Awards

A further award is denoted by a nickel-silver bar with a superimposed central replica of the Medal flanked by laurel leaves.

When the ribbon is worn alone, the award of a bar is indicated by the addition of a ribbon bar emblem in the form of the Medal.