The Medal for Meritorious Service was a medal awarded by the
Republic of Rhodesia
Rhodesia (, ), officially from 1970 the Republic of Rhodesia, was an unrecognised state in Southern Africa from 1965 to 1979, equivalent in territory to modern Zimbabwe. Rhodesia was the ''de facto'' successor state to the British colony of S ...
to civilians and military personnel.
History
The Medal for Meritorious Service was awarded to civilians (who were usually government workers such as
INTAF
The Ministry of Internal Affairs, commonly referred to as INTAF (or Intaf), was a cabinet ministry of the Rhodesian government. One of Rhodesia's most important governmental departments, it was responsible for the welfare and development of the ...
) 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
) for "resource and devotion to duty."
Description
The medal was a silver circular medal that was 36mm around, with the obverse of the medal had the national
coat of arms
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, and the reverse had the pick from the coat of arms in the centre encircled by the words "". The recipient's name would be etched on the rim, and a silver bar would be awarded for a subsequent award.
The medal also had two different divisions, a civilian division that would have just a plain orange ribbon , and a military division that would have multi-coloured stripes in the centre.
See also
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Orders, decorations, and medals of Rhodesia
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Meritorious Conduct Medal
Notes
References
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Orders, decorations, and medals of Rhodesia
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