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{{infobox military award
| name = 25th Independence Anniversary Medal
| image =
| caption = Medal Obverse and Reverse
| presenter = {{IND}}
| country =
| type = [[Service medal]]
| eligibility = Members of the Indian Armed Forces, Territorial Army, Para Military Force, Central Police Organisations and other Police Forces
| awarded_for = All Armed Forces personnel borne on strength on 15 August 1972.
| campaign =
| status =
| description =
| motto =
| clasps =
| post-nominals =
| established = 1972
| firstawarded =
| lastawarded =
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| precedence_label =
| individual =
| higher = 50th Anniversary of Independence Medal<ref name="Navy">{{cite web|url=https://indiannavy.nic.in/content/order-precedence|title=Order of Precedence|date=|access-date=2022-09-25}}</ref>
| same =
| lower = 30 Years Long Service Medal<ref name="Navy"/>
| related =
| image2 = [[File:IND 25th Anniversary Independence medal.svg|100px]]
| caption2 = Ribbon bar
}}

The '''25th Independence Anniversary Medal''' was issued to commemorate the historic occasion of 25 years of the [[Indian independence movement|independence of India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=ue7uu10is++8u5lyQ/DKSQ==&ParentID=cO9zDxQR/Y6pybwvU5nMLQ==&flag=8CKP966uzg96kLov0aWdfQ==|title=25th Independence Anniversary Medal|date=|access-date=2022-09-25}}</ref><ref name="Gazette">{{cite web|url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1973/O-1283-1973-0004-57136.pdf|title=Gazette of India, No 4, page 120|date=1973-01-27|access-date=2022-09-25}}</ref>

==Criteria==
The medal was issued by the [[Government of India]] through a Presidential Notification for all personnel of -

a) Armed Forces (the [[Indian Army|Army]], the [[Indian Navy|Navy]], the [[Indian Air Force|Air Force]], of any other Reserve Forces, [[Territorial Army (India)|Territorial Army]], [[Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry|J & K Militia]] and any other armed forces of the Union), and

b) All ranks of the [[Railway Protection Force]], Police Forces, [[Home Guard (India)|Home Guards]], Civil Defence Organisation and any other organisation specified bv the Government.<ref name="Gazette"/><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.india.com/news/india/independence-day-2022-security-forces-to-be-awarded-special-medals-on-august-15-heres-why-5570778/|title= Independence Day 2022: Security Forces To Be Awarded Special Medals On August 15. Here’s Why|date=2022-08-14|access-date=2022-09-25}}</ref>

==Design==
;Medal
The medal is circular in shape and made of cupro-nickel. It is 35 mm in diameter and will be fitted to a ring. It will have the [[State Emblem of India|Lion Capital of Ashoka]] and the motto on the front. It will have the inscriptions पच्चीसवीं स्वतंत्रता जयंती मेडल ''(Pachisvi swatantrata jayanti medal)'' and ''25th Independence Anniversary Medal'' on either side of the State Emblem along the rim.

The reverse of the medal shall be embossed a replica of [[Ashoka Chakra|Ashoka’s Chakra]] in the centre with inscription ''1947'' above and ''1972'' below it.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.financialexpress.com/defence/armed-forces-to-be-honoured-with-special-medal-on-75th-anniversary-of-independence/2623822/|title= Armed Forces to be honoured with special medal on 75th anniversary of Independence|date=2022-08-09|access-date=2022-09-25}}</ref>
;Ribbon
The ribbon will be 32 mm in width and have the colours of national flag i.e. saffron, white and green in equal parts in the centre and of maroon colour of 10 mm each on either side.<ref name="Gazette"/>
==References==
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==External links==
{{Indian Military honours and decorations}}

[[Category:Military awards and decorations of India]]
[[Category:Awards established in 1972]]

25th Independence Anniversary Medal - Revision history

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