Prashansaniya Seva Vibhushanaya
TypeService medal
Awarded for18 years of service with an exceptional record
DescriptionSuspended from a plain suspension bar
Presented bySri Lanka
EligibilityCommissioned officers of the Sri Lanka Volunteer Naval Force
Post-nominalsPSV
ClaspsNone
StatusCurrently awarded
Established2000
Precedence
Next (higher)Riviresa Campaign Services Medal
EquivalentKaryakshama Seva Vibhushanaya (Sri Lanka Army)
Next (lower)Prashansaniya Seva Padakkama

The Prashansaniya Seva Vibhushanaya (PSV, Commendable Service Decoration) (Sinhala: ප්‍රසංශනීය සේවා විභූෂණය prasanṣanīya sēvā vibhūṣaṇaya) is a military decoration awarded to officers of the Sri Lanka Volunteer Naval Force in recognition of excellent service. Inaugurated on 31 January 2000, the medal does not confer any individual precedence. It is equivalent to the Reserve Decoration of the Royal Navy, volunteer officers of the Ceylon Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve had been awarded the Decoration for Officers of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve from 1938 to 1950.

Award process

All commissioned officers of the SLNVF are eligible for this award, provided they have completed 18 years of "long, meritorious, loyal, valuable, service and unblemished conduct" by or after 22 May 1972.[1]

Recipients are entitled to use the post-nominal letters "PSV".

See also

References

  1. "Medal". Sri Lanka Navy. navy.lk. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
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