Queen's Service Medal

Queen's Service Medal
Awarded forHelping your community
CountryNew Zealand
Presented byMonarch of New Zealand
Established13 March 1975
Total3,860[1]

The Queen's Service Medal is a medal given by the government of New Zealand to recognize and reward people who help their communities. It was established in 1975.[2] It replaced the Imperial Service Medal as an award of New Zealand.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Medal Yearbook 2023. Honiton, Devon: Token. 2022. p. 548. ISBN 978-1-908828-63-7.
  2. ↑ "NZDF Medals – The Queen's Service Medal (QSM)". Medals.nzdf.mil.nz. 2007-05-21. Archived from the original on 2020-06-25. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  3. ↑ "The Imperial Service Order and Medal". Medals awarded to New Zealand military personnel. New Zealand Defence Force. Archived from the original on 25 June 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2013.