The Midalja għall-Qadi tar-Repubblika (Medal for Service to the Republic) is a medal of the

Republic of Malta Malta, officially the Republic of Malta, is an island country in Southern Europe located in the Mediterranean Sea, between Sicily and North Africa. It consists of an archipelago south of Italy, east of Tunisia, and north of Libya. The two ...

. The medal is awarded by the

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, with the written approval of the

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, for distinguished service to Malta. The award is presented to Maltese citizens and organizations, but may be awarded to foreigners on an honorary basis for service which merits recognition. No more than ten Maltese citizens may be awarded the medal over the course of a year. The medal may be awarded posthumously. Recipients of the medal are entitled to use the

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M.Q.R.

Appearance

The Midalja għall-Qadi tar-Repubblika is a five-pointed white enamel star wide with beveled rays between the arms of the star. The

obverse The obverse and reverse are the two flat faces of coins and some other two-sided objects, including paper money, flags, seals, medals, drawings, old master prints and other works of art, and printed fabrics. In this usage, ''obverse'' ...

bears the

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on a gold colored metal disc superimposed over the star. The top point of the star bears the inscription ''1975'' in gold. The reverse depicts, in relief, a map of the

Maltese Islands The geography of Malta is dominated by water. Malta is an archipelago of coralline limestone, located in Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea, 81 kilometres south of Sicily, Italy,From Żebbuġ in Malta, coordinates: 36°04'48.2"N 14°15'06.7"E to Ca ...

. The map is surrounded by a wreath. Below the wreath is the inscription ''Għall-Qadi tar-Repubblika'' (For Service to the Republic). The ribbon of the medal is wide half white and half red. When worn by a lady, the ribbon is fashioned into a bow.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Midalja ghall-Qadi tar-Repubblika Orders, decorations, and medals of Malta

Appearance

See also

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