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Queen's Service Medal

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Queen's Service Medal
Awarded forHelping your community
CountryNew Zealand
Presented byMonarch of New Zealand
Established13 March 1975
Total3,860[1]

The Queen's Service Medal is a medal given by the government of New Zealand to recognize and reward people who help their communities. It was established in 1975.[2] It replaced the Imperial Service Medal as an award of New Zealand.[3]

References

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  1. Medal Yearbook 2023. Honiton, Devon: Token. 2022. p. 548. ISBN 978-1-908828-63-7.
  2. "NZDF Medals – The Queen's Service Medal (QSM)". Medals.nzdf.mil.nz. 2007-05-21. Archived from the original on 2020-06-25. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  3. "The Imperial Service Order and Medal". Medals awarded to New Zealand military personnel. New Zealand Defence Force. Archived from the original on 25 June 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2013.