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Samar Seva Star
Indian medal in recognition of service during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Samar Seva Star is an Indian medal awarded to both Armed Forces personnel and civilians in recognition of service during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. The award was established on 11 February 1967.[1][2]
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Design
Medal
The Medal is in the form of a five pointed star with bevelled rays, made of tombac bronze, 40 mm across with one point uppermost to which is fitted a ring for the ribbon. On the obverse, in the centre it has the State Emblem superimposed a circular band (2mm in width and 20 mm in diameter at its outer edges) surrounding the State Emblem and boken at the top by the heads of the lions. On this band has the inscription” 1965” in raised letters. The reverse of the medal is plain.
Ribbon
The ribbon is red, dark blue and light blue in colour, the width of the colour being 12 mm, 8 mm and 12 mm respectively sub-divided into equal parts by 2, 1 and 2 narrow vertical stripes.[3]
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