Distinguished Service Medal
MLT006 Midalja għall Servizz Distint
- Medal instituted in 2009.
- Medal awarded to all serving members of the Armed Forces of Malta, the Malta Police Force, the Malta Prison Service and the Assistance and Rescue Force within the Civil Protection Department for notable service both in operational and non-operational areas. The perfomance must be such as to merit recognition for service that is clearly outstanding.
- Medal is suspended from a riband 32mm in width as follows: for the Armed Forces of Malta five equal parts, the first blue, the second red, the third subdivided into blue, white, blue, the fourth red and the fifth blue; for the Malta Police Force five equal parts, the first blue, the second white, the third subdivided into blue,white, blue, the fourth white and the fifth blue; for the Malta Correctional Services five equal parts, the first blue, the second grey, the third subdivided into blue, grey, blue, the fourth grey and the fifth blue; for the Assistance and Rescue Force within the Civil Protection Department five equal parts, the first blue and the second orange, the third subdivided into blue, orange and blue, the fourth orange and the fifth blue.