Conspicuous Service Cross (Australia)

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Conspicuous Service Cross
Medal and ribbon
Awarded by Australia
Type	Medal
Eligibility	Members of the Australian Defence Force
Awarded for	outstanding commitment to duty or outstanding application of exceptional skills, judgment or dedication, in non-war-like situations [1]
Status	Currently awarded
Statistics
Established	18 October 1989
Last awarded	2008
Total awarded	638
Precedence
Next (higher)	Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Next (lower)	Nursing Service Cross (NSC)
Related	Conspicuous Service Medal (CSM)

The Conspicuous Service Cross (authorised Post-nominal letters CSC) is a decoration (medal) of the Australian Honours System. The CSC is awarded only for outstanding devotion to duty, or outstanding achievement in the application of exceptional skills, judgement or dedication, in non-warlike situations.

[edit] Description

The medal is a nickel-silver modified Maltese Cross with each axis measuring 38 millimetres, ensigned with the Crown of Saint Edward in nickel-silver, with the arms of the cross interspersed with fluted rays. The obverse bears a central device of the Southern Cross surrounded by a laurel wreath.
The back of the cross shows a horizontal panel.
The ribbon is 32 millimetres wide, having alternating diagonal stripes of bush green and sandy gold 6 millimetres wide.
Additional awards of the CSC wear a nickel-silver bar with a superimposed replica of the cross. The bar is attached to the ribbon of the original award.