Raksha Medal

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Raksha Medal
Awarded for"Conferred upon Military Personnel and Members of the Police and Paramilitary Forces in recognition of service in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965"
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
Presented byGovernment of India
Ribbon IND Raksha Medal ribbon.png
ObverseWritten in Hindi "Satyamev Jayte"
ReverseRising Sun with written in Hindi "Raksha Medal"
Established26 January 1967
Precedence
Next (higher) IND Siachen Glacier Medal Ribbon.svg Siachen Glacier Medal
Next (lower) IND Sangram Medal Ribbon.svg Sangram Medal
Related IND Samar Seva Star Ribbon.svg Samar Seva Star

Raksha Medal was conferred upon Military Personnel and Members of the Police and Paramilitary Forces in recognition of service in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. [1]

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Design

Medal

The Medal is circular in shape, made of cupro-nickel, 35mm in diameter. It has embossed on its obverse the State Emblem 22 mm in height. On its reverse it has embossed in the centre the Rising Sun with sprays of laurel below on either side and the inscription embossed above it.

Ribbon

The Ribbon is orange in colour, divided into four equal parts by three vertical stripes, each 3 mm in width of red, dark blue and light blue. The award may be made posthumously. [2]

References

  1. "Raksha Medal". Medal Book.
  2. "Raksha Medal". Indian Navy.