New Zealand Customs Service Medal
| New Zealand Customs Service Medal | |
|---|---|
 Ribbon bar of the medal | |
| Type | Long service and meritorious service |
| Awarded for | Fourteen years of long and meritorious service in the New Zealand Customs Service[1] |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Status | Currently awarded |
| Established | 20 February 2008[1] |
| First awarded | 5 May 2008[2] |
| Order of Wear | |
| Next (higher) | New Zealand Traffic Service Medal[3] |
| Next (lower) | Efficiency Decoration[3] |
The New Zealand Customs Service Medal is a long service award for members of the New Zealand Customs Service who have completed 14 years of service. Established in February 2008, the medal was first presented 5 May 2008 by then Prime Minister Helen Clark.
Appearance
[edit]The medal is circular and made of silver metal. It is 36 millimetres (1.4 in) in diameter. On the obverse is the crowned effigy of the Sovereign. The reverse bears a representation of the Badge of the New Zealand Customs Service. The medal hangs from a 32 mm wide ribbon of 5 stripes of dark blue at the edges, light blue in the centre, bordered by yellow.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "The New Zealand Customs Service Medal". New Zealand Legislation. Parliamentary Counsel Office. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ "New Zealand Customs Medal Presentations". beehive.govt.nz. New Zealand Government. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Order of Wear: Orders, Decorations and Medals in New Zealand". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 23 August 2018. Archived from the original on 16 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
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