Medal of Service of the Order of Canada | |
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Type | Medal |
Awarded for | Achievement and merit of a high degree, especially service to Canada or to humanity at large. |
Description | A silver stylized snowflake measuring 34 mm across, the obverse depicting a single stylized maple leaf enclosed within a circle, surmounted by a Crown. The reverse bears a silver disc with the word SERVICE around the top. |
Presented by | The monarch of Canada |
Clasps | None |
Status | Obsolete |
Established | 2 March 1967 |
First awarded | 1 July 1967 |
Last awarded | 1972 |
Total | 319 |
Total awarded posthumously | None |
Total recipients | 319 |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | Companion of the Order of Canada |
Individual equivalent | 319 |
The Medal of Service of the Order of Canada was a decoration, within the Canadian system of honours, created at the same time as the Companion level of the Order of Canada and the Medal of Courage of the Order of Canada. The federal cabinet refused to allow for the establishment of a multi-level national order, and thus the Medal of Service was established as a second tier to the Companion level.[1]