New Zealand Customs Service Medal Explained

New Zealand Customs Service Medal
Country:	New Zealand
Type:	Long service and meritorious service
Awarded For:	Fourteen years of long and meritorious service in the New Zealand Customs Service^[1]
Status:	Currently awarded
Established:	20 February 2008
Firstawarded:	5 May 2008^[2]
Precedence Label:	Order of Wear
Higher:	New Zealand Traffic Service Medal^[3]
Lower:	Efficiency Decoration

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

The medal is circular and made of silver metal. It is 36mm 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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: The New Zealand Customs Service Medal. New Zealand Legislation . Parliamentary Counsel Office . 5 July 2015.
2. Web site: New Zealand Customs Medal Presentations. beehive.govt.nz. New Zealand Government. 7 July 2015.
3. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20220916070501/https://dpmc.govt.nz/our-programmes/new-zealand-royal-honours/honours-lists-and-recipients/information-honours-recipients/order-of-wear-orders-decorations-medals-in-new-zealand . 16 September 2022 . Order of Wear: Orders, Decorations and Medals in New Zealand . 23 August 2018 . Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet . 16 September 2022 .