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Conspicuous Service Cross
Medal and ribbon
Type	Medal
Awarded for	outstanding commitment to duty or outstanding application of exceptional skills, judgment or dedication, in non-war-like situations
Presented by	Australia
Eligibility	Members of the Australian Defence Force and Officers & Instructors of the Australian Defence Force Cadets
Post-nominals	CSC
Status	Currently awarded
Established	18 October 1989
Last awarded	2024 King's Birthday Honours
Total	1,422
Ribbon for CSC & Bar
Order of Wear
Next (higher)	Member of the Royal Victorian Order
Next (lower)	Nursing Service Cross
Related	Conspicuous Service Medal

The Conspicuous Service Cross (CSC) is a decoration (medal) of the Australian honours system. It is awarded to members of the Australian Defence Force "for outstanding devotion to duty or outstanding achievement in the application of exceptional skills, judgment or dedication, in non-warlike situations". In November 2019, 1129 people were listed as recipients. All ranks are eligible for the award.

History

The Conspicuous Service Cross was introduced in 1989 to acknowledge outstanding achievement and performance of duty in non-warlike circumstances. Previously, there had been no option for such recognition other than using awards within the Order of Australia.

Description

• The medal is a nickel-silver modified Maltese Cross with each axis measuring 38 millimetres, ensigned with the Crown of Saint Edward in nickel-silver, with the arms of the cross interspersed with fluted rays. The obverse bears a central device of the Southern Cross surrounded by a laurel wreath.
• The back of the cross shows a horizontal panel.
• The ribbon is 32 millimetres wide, having alternating diagonal stripes of bush green and sandy gold 6 millimetres wide.
• Additional awards of the CSC wear a nickel-silver bar with a superimposed replica of the cross. The bar is attached to the ribbon of the original award.

Multiple award recipients

Several people have received the Conspicuous Service Cross for a second time, including:

See also

• Australian Honours Order of Wearing
• Post-nominal letters (Australia)
• Category:Recipients of the Conspicuous Service Cross (Australia)

Notes

1. ^ Conspicuous Service Cross, www.pmc.gov.au
2. Governor-General Annual Report 2023-24 (PDF). Governor General of Australia. 30 September 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
3. ^ "The Order of Wearing Australian Honours and Awards" (PDF). Government House. 25 September 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
4. Conspicuous Service Cross recipients Archived 20 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine, www.itsanhonour.gov.au
5. Maton 1995, p. 78.
6. "Conspicuous Service". Department of Defence. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2017.

References

• Maton, Michael (1995). The National Honours & Awards of Australia. Kenthurst, NSW: Kangaroo Press. ISBN 0-86417-679-1.

External links

• It's an Honour - Australian government website

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