Distinguished Service Medal with Merit

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SKU: 02.IRL.0102.103.01.000

Estimated market value:

$600+ USD

  • Distinguished Service Medal with Merit Obverse and Reverse

Estimated market value:

$600+ USD

Attributes

  • Country
    Ireland
  • Composition
    Bronze
  • Inscription
    Rev: AN BONN SEIRBISE DEARSCNA
  • Size
    36mm
  • Version Remarks
    This version is with a ribbon: 35 mm wide in dark green with 3 mm black edges and a centre stripe. The image is taken by: http://www.military.ie/info-centre/defence-forces-history/defence-forces-medals/distinguished-service-medal/

History


The Distinguished Service Medal was established by the Defense Forces in 1964. It is awarded to Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers, and Privates in the Defence Forces, as well as to members of the Army Nursing and Chaplaincy Services, for leadership, devotion, and acts of bravery that do not warrant the Military Medal for Gallantry. A bar clasp may be awarded in recognition of additional citations.

Prior to 1984, the different grades were referred to as the I Class Medal, the II Class Medal, and the III Class Medal, but since 1984, they have been referred to as the Medal with Honour, the Medal with Distinction, and the Medal with Merit, respectively.

The Medal with Merit features a reverse inscription that translates to "The Distinguished Service Medal.”

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