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Award
The
50th Independence Anniversary Medal
was issued to commemorate the historic occasion of 50 years of the
independence of India
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and is authorised for all Armed Forces personnel borne on strength as on 15 August 1997.
Criteria
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The medal was issued by the
Government of India
through a Presidential Notification for all personnel of ?
a) Armed Forces (the
Army
, the
Navy
, the
Air Force
and other Reserve Forces,
Territorial Army
and any other armed forces of the Union), and
b) All ranks of the
Railway Protection Force
, Police Forces, personnel of
Central Police Organisations
including Para-military Forces,
Home Guards
, Civil Defence Organisation, Fire Services and any other organisation specified by the Government.
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Design
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- Medal
The medal is circular in shape and made of cupro-nickel. It is 35 mm in diameter and will be fitted to a plain horizontal bar with standard fittings. It shall have embossed on its obverse the
Red Fort
and the inscriptions
50th Anniversary of Independence
and
1947?1997
in English along the rim. On its reverse, it shall have the map of the Union of India in a circle with inscriptions
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(Golden Jubilee of Independence Medal) and
1947-1997
in Hindi along the rim.
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- Ribbon
The ribbon will be of silk and of a golden colour background of 10 mm each on either side, with stripes of the
National Flag
i.e. Saffron, White and Green stripes of 3 mm width in the centre.
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