Raksha Medal | |
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Awarded for | "Conferred upon Military Personnel and Members of the Police and Paramilitary Forces in recognition of service in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965" |
Country | India |
Presented by | Government of India |
Ribbon | |
Obverse | Written in Hindi "Satyamev Jayte" |
Reverse | Rising Sun with written in Hindi "Raksha Medal" |
Established | 26 January 1967 |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | Siachen Glacier Medal |
Next (lower) | Sangram Medal |
Raksha Medal was conferred upon Military Personnel and Members of the Police and Paramilitary Forces in recognition of service in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.[1]