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The Western Australia Police Medal was established to recognise
The Western Australia Police Medal was established to recognise Western Australia Police
The Western Australia Police Force, colloquially WAPOL, provides police services throughout the state of Western Australia, an area of 2.5 million square kilometres, the world's largest non-federated area of jurisdiction, with a population ...
personnel who have completed sustained diligent and ethical service to the Western Australia Police.
Criteria
The medal is awarded to Western Australia Police both sworn and unsworn personnel who have completed 10 years sustained diligent and ethical service to the Western Australia Police. The award consists of a medal, miniature, and ribbon bar. Clasps are issued with the medal in five year increments. The medal was instituted on 12 February 2001 following approval at the National Commissioner's Conference Forum to support and encourage jurisdictional recognition of diligent and ethical service.Description
The Western Australia Police Medal is a circular cupro-nickel medal, 38 mm in diameter, surmounted withSt Edward's Crown
St Edward's Crown is the centrepiece of the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom. Named after Saint Edward the Confessor, versions of it have traditionally been used to crown English and British monarchs at their coronations since the 13th cen ...
. The obverse displays the Western Australia Coat of Arms, surrounded by the words 'WESTERN AUSTRALIA POLICE - DILIGENT AND ETHICAL SERVICE'.
The medal is suspended by a ribbon coloured in vertical blue and white stripes in an inverse colour pattern to the Imperial Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
The Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal is a decoration for police officers of the United Kingdom. First instituted in 1951, the medal is presented for twenty aggregate years of service in the police services of the United Kingdom.
Crite ...
that had previously been issued to Australian Police.
This ribbon is shared with the South Australia Police Medal, Tasmania Police Medal, and Victoria Police Medal.
The blank reverse is engraved at its centre with the recipient's initials, surname and police service number
A service number is an identification code used to identify a person within a large group. Service numbers are most often associated with the military; however, they may be used in civilian organizations as well. National identification numbers may ...
.
See also
*Australian honours system
The Australian honours and awards system refers to all orders, decorations, and medals, as instituted by letters patent from the Monarch of Australia and countersigned by the Australian prime minister at the time, that have been progressively ...
* Western Australia Police honours system
* Western Australia Police Star
* Commissioner's Medal for Excellence
References
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