The Conspicuous Service Medal (CSM) is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the
Australian Defence Force
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is the military organisation responsible for the defence of the Commonwealth of Australia and its national interests. It consists of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Forc ...
, and officers and instructors of the
Australian Defence Force Cadets
The Australian Defence Force Cadets (ADFC) (also known as the Australian Service Cadet Scheme until 2001) consists of three Australian Defence Force affiliated, community-based, youth development organisations of approximately 22,000 cadets and 2, ...
. It is awarded for meritorious achievement or dedication to duty in non-war like situations. The CSM was introduced in 1989 and is a distinct Australian military award. It is the second level award of the Conspicuous Service Decorations in the
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 in ...
. Recipients of the Conspicuous Service Medal are entitled to use the post-nominal letters "CSM". Since its inception 1,021 had been awarded, plus a single
Bar.
All ranks are eligible for the award.
Description
* The Conspicuous Service Medal is a circular
nickel-silver medal 38 mm in diameter. It is ensigned with the
Crown of Saint Edward in nickel-silver. The obverse bears the
Southern Cross
Crux () is a constellation of the southern sky that is centred on four bright stars in a cross-shaped asterism commonly known as the Southern Cross. It lies on the southern end of the Milky Way's visible band. The name ''Crux'' is Latin for c ...
surrounded by a
laurel wreath
A laurel wreath is a round wreath made of connected branches and leaves of the bay laurel (), an aromatic broadleaf evergreen, or later from spineless butcher's broom ('' Ruscus hypoglossum'') or cherry laurel (''Prunus laurocerasus''). It is a s ...
.
* The reverse has a horizontal panel that is superimposed on a design of fluted rays.
* The medal is suspended from the ribbon by a nickel-silver suspension bar.
* The 32 mm ribbon has alternating equal-width, diagonal stripes of bush green and sandy gold.
See also
*
Australian Honours Order of Precedence
The Governor-General of Australia has, at irregular intervals, notified for general information the positioning of the wearing of Australian Orders, Decorations and Medals in the ''Commonwealth of Australia Gazette''. The ''Order of Wearing Aust ...
References
External links
It's an HonourAustralian Government website
Military awards and decorations of Australia
*
1989 establishments in Australia
Awards established in 1989
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