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Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)
Please email for pricing. Further reading The DSC is awarded for distinguished command and leadership in warlike operations. Recipients of the DSC are entitled to the postnominal ‘DSC’. Recipients of a second award add ‘and Bar’ to the postnominal. Design The DSC is a modified Maltese Cross of nickel-silver ensigned with the Crown of St Edward. Each axis of the Cross measures 41 mm. The obverse has a central device of the Federation Star superimposed on a disc of flames. The reverse has a central horizontal panel. Ribbon The DSC ribbon is 32 mm wide, silver-blue with a central stripe of ochre-red. Bars A further award of the DSC is denoted by a nickel-silver bar with a central replica of the Federation Star superimposed on a horizontal row of flames that is attached to the ribbon of the full-size Cross. A miniature version is worn on the ribbon of the miniature medal. When the ribbon is worn alone, the award of a Bar is indicated by a ribbon emblem in the form of a nickel-silver Federation Star of the same design as the central device on the Cross, worn on the ribbon bar. Order of Wear Is below the Companion of the Distinguished Service Order DSO. And above the Member of the Order of Australia AM. Further information can be found at Defence Honours and Awards Governor General Office PMC Honours and Symbols Information sourced from the DHAM. |