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Distinguished Service Order (DSO)

The DSO (One Sided) is a prestigious military decoration awarded for exceptional leadership, gallantry, and meritorious service in the field of battle or command positions. Read more..

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BN3317

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SKU:BN3317

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SKU:
BN3317

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Brand Group 1, Brand Group 2, Product Group 2, Product Group 3, Organisation,

Specifications

Brand Group 1:
Brands
Brand Group 2:
Medals of Australia
Product Group 2:
Medals
Product Group 3:
Replica Medals
Organisation:
Australian,Honours & Awards

Description

The Distinguished Service Order (DSO) is a prestigious military decoration awarded by the United Kingdom and certain Commonwealth countries. Instituted in 1886, this medal recognizes exceptional leadership, gallantry, and meritorious service by commissioned officers in the field of battle or in command positions.

Eligibility for the Distinguished Service Order requires the following:

  • Display of outstanding leadership, gallantry, and meritorious service in military operations.
  • Performance of acts of exceptional courage, initiative, and skill that significantly impact the success of missions or operations.

The medal, 36 millimeters in diameter, is made of silver gilt. The obverse side features the reigning monarch's effigy, denoting the monarch's reign at the time of the award. The reverse side carries the inscription 'FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE' within a laurel wreath.

The accompanying ribbon, 32 millimeters wide, consists of alternating stripes of deep crimson and white. These colors represent bravery and purity, symbolizing the exceptional qualities demonstrated by the recipients of the medal.