Nursing Service Cross (Australia)
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| Nursing Service Cross | |
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| Awarded by Australia | |
| Type | Medal |
| Eligibility | Members of the Australian Defence Force |
| Awarded for | outstanding performance of nursing duties in both operational and non-operational situations [1] |
| Status | Currently awarded |
| Statistics | |
| Established | 18 October 1989 |
| Last awarded | 26 January 2007 |
| Total awarded | 29 |
| Distinct recipients |
28 |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Conspicuous Service Cross (CSC) |
| Next (lower) | Royal Red Cross (Member) (RRC) |
The Nursing Service Cross (Post-nominal letters NSC) is a decoration (medal) of the Australian Honours System. The NSC is awarded for outstanding performance of nursing duties in both operational and non-operational situations.
The NSC replaced the Royal Red Cross in the Imperial honours system for recognising nursing personnel.
[edit] Description
- The NSC is a four-stepped sterling silver cross ensigned with the Crown of St Edward. The obverse bears a transparent red enamel cross insert overlaid on a flecked pattern radiating from the centre of the medal.
- The medal has a sterling silver suspender bar.
- The ribbon is 32 millimetres wide, with a central red vertical band flanked by two wide white vertical bands and a further two thin vertical gold bands.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- It's an Honour - Australian government website
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