Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang

Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang
(Distinguished Service Order)
TypeOrder of Honour
Established1968; 56 years ago (1968)
Country Singapore
Awarded forAny person who has performed within Singapore any act or series of acts which constitute distinguished conduct
StatusActive
Post-nominalsDUBC
Former gradesPingat Bakti Chemerlang (Distinguished Service Medal)
Precedence
Next (higher)Sijil Kemuliaan
Next (lower)Pingat Kehormatan
EquivalentDarjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang (Tentera)

Ribbon after 1996

Ribbon prior to 1996

The Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang (English: Distinguished Service Order) is a Singaporean national honour instituted in 1968.[1] It was created to replace the Pingat Bakti Chemerlang (English: Distinguished Service Medal) and is awarded to any person who has performed within Singapore any act or series of acts which constitute distinguished conduct.[2] It may be awarded to people performing acts of distinguished conduct outside Singapore under special circumstances.

The medal of the Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang is worn as a neck decoration pendant from a ribbon. Recipients are entitled to use the post-nominal letters DUBC.[citation needed]

The military equivalent of the award is the Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang (Tentera).[3]

  1. ^ "Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang (The Distinguished Service Order) Rules 1996 - Singapore Statutes Online". sso.agc.gov.sg. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  2. ^ Chern, Alphonsus (13 August 2015). "Singapore badges of honour". The Straits Times. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang (Tentera) — (The Distinguished Service Order — Military) Rules 1981 - Singapore Statutes Online". sso.agc.gov.sg. Retrieved 13 August 2020.