Nausena Medal
Nau Sena Medal (also spelt Nao Sena Medal, lit. Navy Medal) is a gallantry award for servicemen in the Indian Navy.
Nausena Medal
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- Nau Sena Medal
- Period
- 1960
- Region
- India
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Nau Sena Medal (also spelt Nao Sena Medal, lit. Navy Medal) is a gallantry award for servicemen in the Indian Navy.
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• Name — Nau Sena Medal • Presenter — India Republic of India • Country — India Republic of India • Type — Military medal • Eligibility — All ranks of the navy. • Awarded For — "Awarded for such individual acts of exceptional devotion to duty or courage as have special significance for the Navy." • Established — 17 June 1960 • Precedence Label — Order of Wear • Higher — Yudh Seva Medal • Same — Sena Medal (Army) Vayu Sena Medal (Air Force) • Lower — Vishisht Seva Medal • Image2 Size — 150px • Caption2 — Service Ribbon
History
History
The Nau Sena Medal was instituted on 26 January 1960 by the Government of India, with the approval of the President of India. Five other medals were instituted on the same day - the Vishisht Seva Medal series (Class I, Class II, Class III), the Sainya Seva Medal, Videsh Seva Medal, Sena Medal and the Vayu Sena Medal.
Design
Design
The medal is pentangular in shape, with curved sides made of standard silver. The mounting shall is a fixed ring attached to a metal stripe 3mm wide ornamented with Ashoka leaves. It has embossed on its obverse the Naval Crest. On its reverse, it has a trident within a circle and rope and the inscription "Nau Sena Medal", in Hindi, embossed along the upper rim. The riband is navy blue colour with a white thin silver stripe down the centre. 32 mm, dark blue with a 2 mm white central strips. Dark blue 15 mm, white 2 mm, dark blue 15 mm.
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1960
Nausena Medal first recorded.
1960
Nausena Medal is recorded from 1960.
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