| Weerodara Vibhushanaya | |
|---|---|
 Medal, obverse (right), reverse (left) | |
| Type | Military |
| Awarded for | Individual acts of exceptional gallantry and bravery of a non military nature, performed on a serviceperson's own initiative without any regard for their own life or well-being |
| Description | Suspended from a plain suspension bar |
| Presented by | Sri Lanka |
| Eligibility | All ranks of the tri services (regular/volunteer) |
| Post-nominals | WV |
| Clasps | None |
| Status | Currently awarded |
| Established | 1981 |
| First awarded | 1989 |
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| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Parama Weera Vibhushanaya |
| Next (lower) | Weera Wickrama Vibhushanaya |
The Weerodara Vibhushanaya (WV, English:Order of Courage) (Sinhala: වීරෝධාර වීභූෂණය vīrōdāra vibhūṣanaya) is the second-highest decoration awarded by the Military of Sri Lanka awarded for:
...individual acts of gallantry and conspicuous bravery of a non-military nature of the most exceptional order performed voluntarily with no regard to his own life and security with the objective of saving or safeguarding the life or lives of a person or personnel imperiled by death or for a meritorious act or a series of acts of a humane nature of an exceptional order displayed in saving life from drowning, fire and rescue operations in mines, floods and similar calamities under circumstances of grave bodily injury or great danger to the life of the rescuer...
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The Weerodara Vibhushanaya is equivalent to the British George Cross and the Indian Ashoka Chakra Award, and is the highest peacetime military decoration awarded by Sri Lanka. The civilian equivalent is the Veera Chudamani. Weerodara Vibhushanaya translates as the "Order of Bravery".