Categories
Awards and decorations of the Sri Lanka Police
From Wikipedia - Reading time: 7 min
.jpg)
The current decorations and medals of the Sri Lanka Police were adapted from those of the Dominion of Ceylon in 1972 when Sri Lanka became a republic.
Gallantry medals
[edit]- Janadhipathi Police Weeratha Padakkama (Presidential Medal of Police Gallantry)
- Sri Lanka Police Weeratha Padakkama (Sri Lanka Police Gallantry Medal)
Service medals
[edit]- Sri Lanka Police Vishishta Seva Padakkama (Sri Lanka Police Distinguished Service Medal)
- Sri Lanka Police Long Service Medal
- Sri Lanka Police First Aid Medal
Meritorious awards & medals
[edit]- Uththama Pooja Pranama Padakkama (Recognition of Meritorious Sacrifice Medal)
- Desha Putra Padakkama (Son of the Nation Medal)
Campaign medals
[edit]- Purna Bhumi Padakkama
- Riviresa Campaign Services Medal
- Northern Humanitarian Operations Medal
- Eastern Humanitarian Operations Medal
Coronation / Inauguration medals
[edit]- Ceylon Police Independence Medal - 1948[1]
- Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal - 1953
- President's Inauguration Medal - 1978
Anniversary medals
[edit]- Janaraja Padakkama (The Republic Medal) - 1972
- 50th Independence Anniversary Commemoration Medal - 1998
- Sri Lanka Police 125th Anniversary Medal (125th Anniversary Medal)
United Nations' service medals
[edit]The United Nations Medal for participation in:
- United Nations Mission of Support to East Timor, in 2003[2]
- United Nations Mission in Liberia, in 2007.[3]
Former decorations & medals
[edit]- Queen's Police Medal (1954-1977)
- King's Police Medal (1909-1954)
- Ceylon Police Medal (1950-1972)
- Colonial Police Medal (1938-1950)
- Ceylon Police Long Service Medal (1950-1972)
- Colonial Police Long Service Medal (1934-1950)
- Defence Medal (1939-1945)
Order of precedence
[edit]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ http://www.liverpoolmedals.com/Independence-Medal-1948-Ceylon-Police-EIIR-scarce.html Archived March 24, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "SL police officers awarded UN Peace Keeping medals". Archived from the original on 2009-10-27. Retrieved 2008-04-08.
- ^ "UN medals for Sri Lankan Policemen". Defence.lk. 5 June 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-10-09.
External links
[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Police decorations of Sri Lanka.
| National honours |  | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Police awards and decorations |
| ||||||||||
| Other honors and orders | |||||||||||
| Honors by year | |||||||||||
Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 | Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Awards_and_decorations_of_the_Sri_Lanka_Police1 | Status: cached on November 12 2024 18:18:51↧ Download as ZWI file
EncycloReader
is supported by the 
KSF