Ceylon Armed Services Long Service Medal

Ceylon Armed Services Long Service Medal
TypeService medal
Awarded forCompletion of 12 years of service
DescriptionSuspended from a plain suspension bar
Presented bySri Lanka
EligibilityAll ranks of the regular forces of the Ceylon Army, Royal Ceylon Navy and Royal Ceylon Air Force'[1]
ClaspsNone
StatusSuperseded by the Sri Lanka Armed Services Long Service Medal in 1972
Established1968
Last awarded1972
Precedence
Next (higher)Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal
Next (lower)Sri Lanka Armed Services Long Service Medal

The Ceylon Armed Services Long Service Medal (Sinhala: සන්නද්ධ සේවා දීර්ඝ සේවා පදක්කම ārakśaka sēvā dhīrgha sēvā padakkama) was a service medal of Ceylon from 1968 to 1972. It was granted to all ranks of the regular forces of the Ceylon Army, Royal Ceylon Navy and Royal Ceylon Air Force provided they had completed 12 years of service. It was replaced by the Sri Lanka Armed Services Long Service Medal in 1972 when Sri Lanka became a republic.

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2012-06-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Sri Lankan military awards and decorations