Corrections Exemplary Service Medal
| Corrections Exemplary Service Medal | |
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Ribbon bar of the Corrections Exemplary Service Medal | |
Awarded by the monarch of Canada | |
| Type | Long Service Medal |
| Eligibility | Correctional Service of Canada employees[1] |
| Awarded for | 20 years of service[1] |
| Status | Currently awarded |
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| Established | 11 June 1984[1] |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Police Exemplary Service Medal[2] |
| Next (lower) | Fire Services Exemplary Service Medal[2] |
The Corrections Exemplary Service Medal (French: Médaille pour services distingués en milieu correctionnel) is a Canadian service medal for corrections officers and employees. The medal honours 20 years of full-time exemplary service by corrections employees serving with one or more of the recognized corrections services in Canada. It is, within the Canadian system of honours, the second highest of the exemplary service medals.[2]
Appearance
The Corrections Exemplary Service Medal is circular, made of silver colored metal, 36 millimetres (1.4 in) in diameter. The obverse of the medal depicts a maple leaf with a crossed torch and key superimposed upon the center. Circumscribed around the medal are the words Exemplary Service — Services Distingués. The areas between the edge of the medal and the maple leaf are cut out. The reverse depicts the crowned cypher of the monarch. The recipient's name is engraved on the edge of the medal.[3]
The medal is suspended by a stylized inverted fleur-de-lis on a straight suspension bar. The ribbon of the medal is green, 32 millimetres (1.3 in) wide, with two stripes of gold separating the ribbon into five equal vertical stripes.[3]
Each additional 10 year period of full-time service may qualify recipients for award of a bar to the medal. The bar is silver and bears a stylized maple leaf. When only wearing the ribbon bar, a small silver maple leaf is work to represent award of the bar.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "The Governor General of Canada > Medals". Gg.ca. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "The Governor General of Canada > Additional Information". Gg.ca. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 McCreery, Christopher (2005). The Canadian honours system : desiderantes meliorem patriam. Toronto: Dundurn Press. pp. 270–271. ISBN 9781770701922.
External links
- "Regulations governing the award of the Corrections Exemplary Service Medal". Office of the Secretary to the Governor General. 1996.
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