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The medal is suspended from a ribbon of dark blue, red, light blue. These colours are separated by thin light green stripes. The medal is awarded with at least one clasp according to the type of service for which awarded. It is possible to be awarded two or more clasps if more than one type of
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service was undertaken by the service member. The medal is engraved along its edge with the service number, name and regiment or service of the wearer, and the rank held on the day the eligibility criteria were met by the service member.
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Serving NZDF personnel are awarded the medal automatically once the eligibility criteria are met. Former service members, and families of deceased service members should apply to the NZDF Medals Office.
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For three years service, continuous or aggregated, in the regular forces of the New
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There are some exceptions which can be found in the relevant regulations, but the main eligibility criteria are as follows:
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Eligibility is defined in the Royal
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Long and
Meritorious Service Medals of Britain and the Commonwealth
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Royal New
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Reserve Long Service & Good Conduct Medal
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The NZDSM is circular medal made of antiqued bronze. The
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New Zealand Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
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New Zealand Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
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154:awarded to former and current members of the
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665:New Zealand Long and Efficient Service Medal
491:New Zealand Police Meritorious Service Medal
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312:"The New Zealand Defence Service Medal"
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405:"Medal & service records"
391:"Medal & service records"
374:"Medal & service records"
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209:For a minimum of three years
227:Compulsory Military Training
237:For having met conscripted
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177:of the medal contains the
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156:New Zealand Defence Force
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642:Part-time service awards
513:Full-time service awards
179:New Zealand Coat of Arms
150:(NZDSM) is a military
677:Efficiency Decoration
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425:on 18 September 2015
259:Medal Yearbook 2023
750:Cadet Forces Medal
702:Reserve Decoration
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215:Territorial Forces
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125:Next (higher)
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205:Territorial
104:Established
87:TERRITORIAL
72:Eligibility
67:New Zealand
56:Awarded for
778:Categories
332:12 January
245:References
169:Appearance
120:Precedence
107:April 2011
296:4 October
213:in the
197:Regular
175:obverse
85:REGULAR
64:Country
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189:Clasps
115:85,000
96:Status
89:C.M.T.
81:Clasps
700:RNZN
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263:Token
112:Total
18:Award
431:2015
334:2022
298:2011
267:ISBN
146:The
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