Royal Ulster Constabulary Service Medal

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Royal Ulster Constabulary Service Medal
Royal Ulster Constabulary Service Medal ribbon.png
Original ribbon, 1982–2000
Royal Ulster Constabulary (GC) Service Medal ribbon.png
Second ribbon, 2000–2001
Awarded by the United Kingdom
Type Service medal
Eligibility Members of the Royal Ulster Constabulary and Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve
Awarded for At least 18 months of service
Status No longer awarded after the RUC was replaced by the Police Service of Northern Ireland
Statistics
Established 20 July 1982
First awarded 23 January 1985
Order of Wear
Next (higher) Rhodesia Medal[1]
Next (lower) Northern Ireland Prison Service Medal[1]

The Royal Ulster Constabulary Service Medal was a medal created to honor the service of members of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) and the RUC Reserve. Established in 1982 and first awarded in 1985, the medal ceased to be awarded when the RUC was replaced by the Police Service of Northern Ireland.

Criteria

This Royal Ulster Constabulary Service Medal was awarded to all members of the RUC and RUC Reserve who completed eighteen months of service. Those individuals who died, were wounded, or disabled due to service, and did not complete the required period of service were also eligible for the medal. Service must have been from 1 January 1971,[2] until the replacement of the RUC in 2001.

Description

The medal is circular and made of silver coloured metal. The obverse bears the effigy of Elizabeth II wearing the St Edward's Crown, surrounded by the royal titles. The reverse depicts the badge of the Royal Ulster Constabulary above the words FOR SERVICE.[2] The ribbon of the medal is light green with central stripes of red, black and dark green.[3] These are representative of the colours of the Royal Ulster Constabulary. In October 2001, the ribbon edges were changed to Garter blue to reflect the award of the George Cross to the Royal Ulster Constabulary.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 56878. p. 3353. 17 March 2003.
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