The Police Medal for Meritorious Service was a medal in 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 ...
awarded to police officers for Meritorious Service.
History
The Police Medal for Meritorious Service was a
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 ...
medal awarded to personnel of the
British South Africa Police (national police service of Rhodesia) for Meritorious Service. Since 1980, when Rhodesia became Zimbabwe, the medals an honour of Rhodesia were released by the
Orders, decorations, and medals of Zimbabwe The Zimbabwean honours system was instituted in late 1980 to replace the Rhodesian honours system. The first award that was instituted was the Independence Medal, which was awarded to those who were involved in the Zimbabwean independence commemor ...
.
The post-nominal of the Police Medal for Meritorious Service is PMM.
Description
From left to right, the ribbon is green, yellow, blue, yellow green. There are three main sections, consisting of green and blue with small sections of yellow between the main sections.
See also
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Orders, decorations, and medals of Rhodesia
References
Orders, decorations, and medals of Rhodesia
Rhodesia
Law enforcement awards and honors
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