Defence Forces' Medal for Meritorious Service

Defence Forces' Medal for Meritorious Service
Ribbon of the DMM
Awarded for	Meritorious service.
Description	A silver, 36mm circular medal carrying on the obverse the national armorial bearings. The reverse carries the lion and tusk and eagle emblems of the Combined Services, surrounded by a wreath of flame lilies, This is surrounded by the words "For Meritorious Service". The name of the recipient is etched on the rim.
Country	Republic of Rhodesia
Presented by	President of Rhodesia
Post-nominals	DMM
Clasps	A silver bar is for a second award.
Status	No longer awarded.

The Defence Forces' Medal for Meritorious Service was a medal awarded by the Republic of Rhodesia.^[1]

History

The Defence Forces' Medal for Meritorious Service was a medal awarded for Meritorious service to the Rhodesian Defence Forces.^[2]

Description

A silver, 36mm circular medal carrying on the obverse the national armorial bearings. The reverse carries the lion and tusk and eagle emblems of the Combined Services, surrounded by a wreath of flame lilies, This is surrounded by the words "For Meritorious Service". The name of the recipient is etched on the rim of the medal.^[3] The ribbon is blue, red and green.

References

1. "RHODESIAN AWARDS AND DECORATIONS DESCRIPTIONS". selousscouts.tripod.com.
2. "THE HISTORY OF RHODESIAN HONOURS AND AWARDS". The Rhodesian Armed Forces. Archived from the original on 18 December 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
3. "Rhodesian Medals". The Rhodesian Soldier.