- Gallantry decorations & medals
- Meritorious awards & medals
- Service decorations & medals
- Campaign medals
- Coronation/Inauguration medals
- Anniversary medals
- United Nations Service Medals
- Former decorations & medals Transition to independence (1949 - 1956) Colonial (pre-1948)
- Order of precedence
- Notes
- See also
- References
- External links
The Sri Lankan Armed Forces award medals and their associated ribbon bars in recognition of various levels of service, personal accomplishments and commemorative events while a regular- or volunteer serviceperson is a member of the Sri Lanka Army, Sri Lanka Navy and the Sri Lanka Air Force. Together with military badges, such awards are a means to outwardly display the highlights of a serviceperson's career. Gallantry decorations & medals- Parama Weera Vibhushanaya (Decoration of Supreme Heroism)
- Weerodara Vibhushanaya (Decoration of Heroism)
- Weera Wickrama Vibhushanaya (Decoration of Heroic Gallantry)
- Rana Wickrama Padakkama (Combat Gallantry Medal)
- Rana Sura Padakkama (Combat Excellence Medal)
Meritorious awards & medals- Uththama Pooja Pranama Padakkama (Medal of Honour for Supreme Sacrifice)
- Desha Putra Sammanaya (Son of the Nation Award)
Service decorations & medals- Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya (Distinguished Service Decoration)
- Uttama Seva Padakkama (Eminent Service Medal)
- Videsha Seva Padakkama (Foreign Service Medal)
- Sri Lanka Armed Services Long Service Medal
- Purna Bhumi Padakkama
- North and East Operations Medal
- Karyakshama Seva Vibhushanaya (Efficient Service Decoration) (Army)
- Karyakshama Seva Padakkama (Efficient Service Medal) (Army)
- Prashansaniya Seva Vibhushanaya (Commendable Service Decoration) (Navy)
- Prashansaniya Seva Padakkama (Commendable Service Medal) (Navy)
Campaign medals - Vadamarachchi Operation Medal
- Riviresa Campaign Services Medal
- Northern Humanitarian Operations Medal
- Eastern Humanitarian Operations Medal
Coronation/Inauguration medals- Ceylon Armed Services Inauguration Medal - 1951
- Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal - 1953
- President's Inauguration Medal - 1978
Anniversary medals - Republic of Sri Lanka Armed Services Medal - 1972
- Sri Lanka Army 25th Anniversary Medal - 1974
- Sri Lanka Army 50th Anniversary Medal - 1999
- Sri Lanka Navy 25th Anniversary Medal - 1975
- Sri Lanka Navy 50th Anniversary Medal - 2000
- Sri Lanka Air Force 25th Anniversary Medal - 1976
- Sri Lanka Air Force 50th Anniversary Medal - 2001
- 50th Independence Anniversary Commemoration Medal - 1998
- Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force Centenary Medal - 1981
United Nations Service Medals The United Nations Medal for participation in UN peacekeeping operations: - United Nations Operation in the Congo (MONUC) - 1960[1]
- United Nations Security Force in West New Guinea - October 1962 to April 1963[2]
- United Nations India-Pakistan Observation Mission - 1965, 1966
- United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan
- United Nations Operation in Mozambique - 1992 to 1994
- United Nations Truce Supervision Organization[3]
- United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti - since 2004[4]
- United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon - since 2010[5]
- United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) - since 2014[6]
- United Nations Mission in South Sudan - since 2015[6]
- United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) - since December 2017[7][8]
- United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti - since 2017[9]
- United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNIFSA)[6]
- United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINUSRO)[6]
Former decorations & medalsTransition to independence (1949 - 1956)From its formation in 1949, the Ceylon Armed Forces continued the use of British military decorations. This was discontinued in 1956 with a suspension of nominations for British honors; until Sri Lanka's republican constitution of 1972, the following awards were used: - Officer of the Order of the British Empire (Military Division)
- Member of the Order of the British Empire (Military Division)
- Ceylon Armed Services Long Service Medal (1961 - 1972)
- Efficiency Decoration (Ceylon)
- Efficiency Medal (Ceylon)
Colonial (pre-1948)The following are notable medals awarded by the Colonial government or agents of the Crown that are of historic interest: - Capture of Ceylon Medal (1807)
- Ceylon Medal (1818)[10]
- Ceylon Volunteer Service Medal (1914-1919)
Order of precedence The various decorations and medals are worn in the following order:[11][12][13] | Ribbon | Award | Postnominals | Established |
|---|
| Parama Weera Vibhushanaya | PWV | 1981 | | Weerodara Vibhushanaya | WV | 1981 | | Weera Wickrama Vibhushanaya | WWV | 1981 | | Rana Wickrama Padakkama | RWP | 1981 | | Rana Sura Padakkama | RSP | 1981 | | Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya | VSV | 1981 | | Uttama Seva Padakkama | USP | 1981 | | Videsha Seva Padakkama | VSP | 1981 | | Republic of Sri Lanka Armed Services Medal | - | 1981 |
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Sri Lanka Navy 25th Anniversary Medal{{efn|name=fn1|Equivalent}}
Sri Lanka Air Force 25th Anniversary Medal{{efn|name=fn1|Equivalent}} | - | 1974
1975
1976 |
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Sri Lanka Navy 50th Anniversary Medal{{efn|name=fn2|Equivalent}}
Sri Lanka Air Force 50th Anniversary Medal{{efn|name=fn2|Equivalent}} | - | 1999
2000
2001 | | Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal | - | 1953 | Ceylon Armed Services Long Service Medal
(Replaced by the Sri Lanka Armed Services Long Service Medal) | - | 1968 | | Sri Lanka Armed Services Long Service Medal | - | 1979 | | President's Inauguration Medal | - | 1978 | | 50th Independence Anniversary Commemoration Medal | - | 1998 | | Desha Putra Sammanaya | - | 1972 | | Eastern Humanitarian Operations Medal | - | 2010 | | Northern Humanitarian Operations Medal | - | 2010 | | North and East Operations Medal | - | 1983 | | Purna Bhumi Padakkama | - | 1977 | | Vadamarachchi Operation Medal | - | 1983 | | Riviresa Campaign Services Medal | - | 1996 |
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(Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force)
Prashansaniya Seva Vibhushanaya{{efn|name=fn3|Equivalent}}
(Sri Lanka Volunteer Naval Force) | KSV
PSV | 1972
2000 |
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(Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force)
Prashansaniya Seva Padakkama{{efn|name=fn4|Equivalent}}
(Sri Lanka Volunteer Naval Force) | KSP
PSP | 1972
2000 | | Ceylon Armed Services Inauguration Medal | - | 1955 | | Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force Centenary Medal | - | 1981 | | United Nations Medals | - | Various | |
Notes{{notelist}}See also- Awards and decorations of the Sri Lanka Police
References1. ^{{cite web|title=1960: Sri Lankan contribution to United Nations Peacekeeping|url=http://lk.one.un.org/7060/en/sri-lankan-contribution-to-united-nations-peacekeeping|publisher=United Naitons Sri Lanka}}
2. ^{{cite web|title=West New Guinea- UNSF|url=https://peacekeeping.un.org/mission/past/unsfbackgr.html|publisher=United Nations Peacekeeping|accessdate=29 April 2018}}
3. ^{{cite web|title=UN Medals: UNTSO|url=http://www.un.org/ar/peacekeeping/sites/medals/untso.htm|website=un.org|publisher=United Nations|accessdate=29 April 2018}}
4. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20070403_07 |title=UN decorates 200 Sri Lankan peacekeepers - Haiti |work= |publisher=Defence.lk |date=8 November 2006 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070911172052/http://www.defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20070403_07 |archivedate=2007-09-11 |df= }}
5. ^{{cite news|title=Army Contingent for UN Mission in Lebanon ready to leave|url=http://english.dailyceylon.com/army-contingent-for-un-mission-in-lebanon-ready-to-leave/|accessdate=29 April 2018|agency=Daily Ceylon|publisher=english.dailyceylon.com|date=8 February 2018}}
6. ^1 2 3 {{cite news|title=UN introduces new rules for SL peace keeping troops: Army awaits HRC clearance|url=http://www.dailymirror.lk/article/UN-introduces-new-rules-for-SL-peace-keeping-troops-Army-awaits-HRC-clearance-147845.html|accessdate=27 March 2018|agency=Daily Mirror|publisher=dailymirror.lk|date=27 March 2018}}
7. ^{{cite news|title=Army Chief eyes bigger deployment in Mali|url=http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=176980|accessdate=27 March 2018|agency=The Island|publisher=island.lk|date=22 December 2017}}
8. ^{{cite web|title=Sri Lanka Army Completes Its Commitment to UN Assignments in Mali|url=http://www.army.lk/news/sri-lanka-army-completes-its-commitment-un-assignments-mali|website=Sri Lanka Army|publisher=army.lk|accessdate=27 March 2018}}
9. ^{{cite web|title=Troop and police contributors|url=https://peacekeeping.un.org/en/troop-and-police-contributors|publisher=United Nations Peacekeeping|accessdate=29 April 2018}}
10. ^{{cite book|last1=Narbeth|first1=Colin|title=Collecting Military Medals: A Beginner's Guide|date=1971|publisher=The Lutterworth Press|location=Cambridge|isbn=0718890094|page=52|url=https://books.google.lk/books?id=Z6vlQEDyC9MC&pg=PA52&lpg=PA52&dq=GOVERNMENT+OF+CEYLON+WAR+MEDAL&source=bl&ots=tD4YYr4e14&sig=FkFVN7Vm__fq_XOCHI17xzvq6X8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj_9_rv8-HaAhVIKY8KHYcqATg4ChDoAQglMAA#v=onepage&q=GOVERNMENT%20OF%20CEYLON%20WAR%20MEDAL&f=false|accessdate=30 April 2018}}
11. ^{{cite web|title=Medals|url=http://www.army.lk/medals|website=army.lk|publisher=Sri Lanka Army|accessdate=29 April 2018}}
12. ^{{cite web|title=Medal|url=http://www.navy.lk/en/medals-en.html|website=navy.lk|publisher=Sri Lanka Navy|accessdate=29 April 2018}}
13. ^{{cite web|title=Decorations & Medals|url=http://www.airforce.lk/pages.php?pages=decorations_medals|website=airforce.lk|publisher=Sri Lanka Air Force|accessdate=29 April 2018}}
External links- Sri Lanka Army Medals
- Sri Lanka Navy Medals
- Sri Lanka Air Force Medals
{{Military awards and decorations of Sri Lanka}}{{Decorations by country}} 2 : Military awards and decorations of Sri Lanka|Orders, decorations, and medals of Sri Lanka |