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Medal - Distinguished Service Cross (Australia)

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Overview

The Distinguished Service Cross was introduced in 1991 and is awarded for distinguished command and leadership in warlike operations. The medal is a modified Maltese Cross of nickel-silver with the obverse having a central device of the Federation Star on a disc of flames. The reverse has a panel for recipient details. Recipients of the Cross are entitled to the post-nominal letters ‘DSC’. Recipients of a bar add ‘and Bar’ to the post-nominal.

Historical information

Australia originally used the Imperial honours system, also known as the British honours system. The creation in 1975 of the Australian honours and awards system saw Australian recommendations for the Imperial awards decline, with the last awards being gazetted in 1989. The Australian honours and awards system refers to all orders, decorations, and medals nstituted by letters patent from the Monarch of Australia and countersigned by the Australian prime minister, that have been progressively introduced since 14 February 1975.

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cwa-org-32-99-981

Inscriptions and markings

The ribbon has a central stripe of ochre-red flanked by silver-blue stripes. A further award is denoted by a nickel-silver bar with the Federation Star superimposed on a horizontal row of flames. When the ribbon is worn alone, the award of a bar is indicated by the addition of a ribbon bar emblem in the form of a nickel-silver Federation Star.

Contextual Information

The Museum has a replica of this medal with a display of medals and awards under the Australian Honours system.

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