Ceylon Police Long Service Medal
Ceylon Police Long Service Medal | |
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Type | Medal |
Awarded for | Long Service |
Presented by | Ceylon |
Eligibility | Members of the Ceylon Police |
Status | defunct |
Established | 1932 |
Last awarded | 1972 |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | Defence Medal |
Next (lower) | Service Medal of the Order of St John |
Related | Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal |
The Ceylon Police Long Service Medal was awarded to police officers in Ceylon of and below the rank of Chief Inspector in Sri Lanka Police for completing 18 years of unblemished service. The medal replaced the Colonial Police Long Service Medal and was itself replaced by the Deergha Sewa Padakkama when Ceylon became a Republic in 1972.
See also[]
- Awards and decorations of the Sri Lanka Police
- Deergha Sewa Padakkama
- Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
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Categories:
- Civil awards and decorations of Sri Lanka
- Law enforcement awards and honors
- Awards established in 1932
- Long and Meritorious Service Medals of Britain and the Commonwealth