Nursing Service Cross (Australia)
- Nursing Service Cross (Australia)
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| Nursing Service Cross |
Medal and ribbon |
| 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.
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.
See also
References
Categories:
- Military awards and decorations of Australia
- Order, decoration, and medal stubs
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