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General Service Medal (India)
The General Service Medal 1947 is a military service medal of India, established by the President of India on 5 June 1950. It was awarded for service in Kashmir during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947, up through service in the Mizo Hills. Eligible operations are denoted by a clasp for each operation.
The General Service Medal is awarded with a clasp designating the qualifying service of the recipient. There are seven total clasps for the medal.
Awards of the Nagaland and Mizo Hills clasps were officially discontinued on 8 May 1975. Recipients of either clasp from 1 January 1968 onwards were to wear them with the ribbon of the Samanya Seva Medal instead of the ribbon of the General Service Medal.
The medal is circular, made of cupro-nickel. It hangs from a claw and bar suspension and with clasps attached above the bar. The obverse of the medal depicts the Bhavani Talwar, the sword of Shivaji I, surrounded by a halo. The reverse bears a lotus flower bud in the center with the inscription GENERAL SERVICE INDIA around the edge.
The ribbon of the medal in 31 mm wide, is red with five equidistant 1 mm dark green stripes.
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General Service Medal (India)
The General Service Medal 1947 is a military service medal of India, established by the President of India on 5 June 1950. It was awarded for service in Kashmir during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947, up through service in the Mizo Hills. Eligible operations are denoted by a clasp for each operation.
The General Service Medal is awarded with a clasp designating the qualifying service of the recipient. There are seven total clasps for the medal.
Awards of the Nagaland and Mizo Hills clasps were officially discontinued on 8 May 1975. Recipients of either clasp from 1 January 1968 onwards were to wear them with the ribbon of the Samanya Seva Medal instead of the ribbon of the General Service Medal.
The medal is circular, made of cupro-nickel. It hangs from a claw and bar suspension and with clasps attached above the bar. The obverse of the medal depicts the Bhavani Talwar, the sword of Shivaji I, surrounded by a halo. The reverse bears a lotus flower bud in the center with the inscription GENERAL SERVICE INDIA around the edge.
The ribbon of the medal in 31 mm wide, is red with five equidistant 1 mm dark green stripes.
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