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Commonwealth
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Gazette
No. S 220, Wednesday, 14 June 1995
Published by the Austra~lanGovernment Publ sntng S e ~ c eCanberra
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Govemmcnl House
Canberra ACT 2600
7 June 1995
IT is notified for general information that the Governor-General has made the following
Determination regarding the Australian Service Medal 1945-1975.
AUSTRALIAN SERVICE MEDAL 1945-1975
I, WILLIAM GEORGE HAYDEN.Governor-General of the Commonweallh of Ausmlia. acunq under
the orov~s~ons
o i rceulatlom 6 an0 7 of the A u s l m ~ a oSrrvtce Medal 1945-1975 Reaulalmns. deterrmne
as follows:
,Medal design
1. The Ausualian Service Medal 1945-1975 is a nickel-silver medal 38 millimeva in diameter
ensigned wtth a Crown of Saint Edward in ~ c k t i - ~ i l v e r .The obvcne bean a cenual device of the
Ausualian Coat of Arms above a spray of watdt leaves and blossom, sunounded by the inscription
"THEAUSlR4LIAN SERVICE MEDAL 1945-i975'. The revene bears a centnl horimnul panel
25 millimetres a a u s s and 8 millimetres high superimposed on a Federation Star with the same s p y of
wat~leleaves and blossom used on the obverse beween each of the seven p i n t s of the Slar.
Medal ribbon
1 The Australian Service Medal 1945-1975is suspended from a r i b b o ~32 millimetres wide. having
a central gold smpe 2 millimetres wide flanked by two green stripes 3 millimeves wide, which are in
turn flanked by w o silver-grey stripes 4 millimems w~de,then on the extreme left as seen by an
observer there is a dark blue stripe 8 millimetres wide while on the extreme r ~ g h there
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is a light blue
suipc 8 millimems wide.
Medal dress
3. The Australian Service Medal 1945-1975 is worn o n h e left breast whenever full size orders,
decorations and medals are worn.
Mcdnl hlinialure
4.
The min~atureof the Australian Setvice hledal 1945-1975 is a half-size replica of the Medal
susoended from a m i n i a ~ r eribbon 1G m~llimeueswide. The m b i a a r e Medal is worn whenever
mhiatures o i orden. decorations and medals are worn.
Clasp
5. Each hledal presented has a nickel-silver claso 37 millimetres wide and 6 millimeues high alrached
la Ihc ribbon beanng the name of the theatre where the recipient served.
F u n h e r awards
6. A funher award o r awards for subsequent service in another area or areas is remgnixd by the
presentation of an additional clasp or clasps. The clasp or clarps a n atlacbed lo the ribbon of h e Medal
above the ortgind clasp. Clasp sets conslst of an attachment for both the full-size and miniamre medals.
O r d e r of Precedence
7. The Ausual~anService Medal 1945-1975 is wom in accordance wilh the Austnlian Order of
Precedence of Honoun and Awards as approved from lime to time by The Sovereign.
Dated
Governor-GenenL
Produced by the Australian Government Publishing Service
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ISSN 1032-2345
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