The Conspicuous Service Medal (CSM) is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the

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, and officers and instructors of the

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. 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

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. All ranks are eligible for the award.

Description

* The Conspicuous Service Medal is a circular

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medal 38 mm in diameter. It is ensigned with the

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in nickel-silver. The obverse bears the

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surrounded by a

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. * 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.

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