President's Inauguration Medal

The President's Inauguration Medal (Sinhala: ජනාධිපති ධූරප්‍රාප්ත පදක්කම janādhipathi dhūraprāptha padakkama) was a decoration of the Military of Sri Lanka, granted to all regular servicepersons of the country's armed services in service on 4 February 1978, following a formal recommendation by the tri-service commanders.^[1] The decoration commemorated the inauguration of the first executive president of Sri Lanka, J. R. Jayewardene.

Main article: Military awards and decorations of Sri Lanka

President's Inauguration Medal
Type	Commemorative medal
Awarded for	Service
Description	Suspended from a plain suspension bar
Presented by	Sri Lanka
Eligibility	All regular ranks of the Sri Lanka Army, Sri Lanka Navy and Sri Lanka Air Force
Clasps	None
Status	No longer awarded
Established	1978
First award	1978
Final award	1978
Ribbon bar
Precedence
Next (higher)	Sri Lanka Armed Services Long Service Medal
Next (lower)	50th Independence Anniversary Commemoration Medal