Prashansaniya Seva Vibhushanaya Explained

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Prashansaniya Seva Vibhushanaya
Presenter:Sri Lanka
Type:Service medal
Eligibility:Commissioned officers of the Sri Lanka Volunteer Naval Force
Awarded For:18 years of service with an exceptional record
Status:Currently awarded
Description:Suspended from a plain suspension bar
Clasps:None
Established:2000
Post-Nominals:PSV
Higher:Riviresa Campaign Services Medal
Same:Karyakshama Seva Vibhushanaya (Sri Lanka Army)
Lower:Prashansaniya Seva Padakkama

The Prashansaniya Seva Vibhushanaya (PSV, Commendable Service Order) (Sinhala: ප්‍රසංශනීය සේවා විභූෂණය prasanṣanīya sēvā vibhūṣaṇaya) is a military decoration awarded to officers of the Sri Lanka Volunteer Naval Force in recognition of excellent service. Inaugurated on 31 January 2000, the medal does not confer any individual precedence. It is equivalent to the Reserve Decoration of the Royal Navy, volunteer officers of the Ceylon Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve had been awarded the Decoration for Officers of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve from 1938 to 1950.

Award process

All commissioned officers of the SLNVF are eligible for this award, provided they have completed 18 years of "long, meritorious, loyal, valuable, service and unblemished conduct" by or after 22 May 1972.[1]

Recipients are entitled to use the post-nominal letters "PSV".

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Medal. Sri Lanka Navy. navy.lk. 8 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170929183339/http://www.navy.lk/en/medals-en.html. 29 September 2017. dead.