Sangram Medal
Sangram Medal | |
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1971 War Bangladesh Liberation War | |
Status | No Longer Awarded |
Established | 1973 |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | Raksha Medal |
Next (lower) | Operation Vijay Medal |
The Sangram Medal was awarded for service during the
Medals awarded to police and paramilitary forces were, in most cases, not officially manufactured and issued, but were, instead, made locally by independent manufacturers. Policemen could either buy them from these shops or the battalions could buy them and give them to the qualifying constables. This gave rise to great variability in manufacture and even in design details. These issues are often observed unnamed, although the official version was normally named on the edge.[citation needed] [according to whom?]
Overview
Established: 17 January 1973, by the President of India.
Obverse: Circular 35-mm copper-nickel, the national emblem in the center with the surrounding legend "Sangram Medal [Hindi] / SANGRAM MEDAL". Suspended from a ring suspender. The medal is normally named on the edge.
Reverse: The depiction of a rising sun, with a half-wreath below.
Ribbon: 32 mm, maroon-brown with three 1 mm white stripes. Maroon 7 mm, white 1 mm, maroon 7 mm, white 1 mm, maroon 7 mm, white 1 mm, maroon 7 mm.[2]
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