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{{infobox military award
| name = 50th Independence Anniversary Medal
| image =
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| presenter = {{IND}}
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| type = [[Service medal]]
| eligibility = Members of the Indian Armed Forces, Territorial Army, Para Military Forces, Central Police Organisations and other Police Forces
| awarded_for = All Armed Forces personnel borne on strength on 15 August 1997.
| campaign =
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| post-nominals =
| established = 1997
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| individual =
| higher = 75th Anniversary of Independence Medal
| same =
| lower = 25th Anniversary of Independence Medal<ref>{{cite web|url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2004/W_31_2011_103.pdf|title=Gazette of India, No 31, page 700|date=2004-07-31|access-date=2022-09-25}}</ref>
| related =
| image2 = [[File:IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg|100px]]
| caption2 = Ribbon bar
}}

The '''50th Independence Anniversary Medal''' was issued to commemorate the historic occasion of 50 years of the [[Indian independence movement|independence of India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=zAPY20ZH5vAiHW2QcEqs7A==&ParentID=yJ/SWgzzi/yqDVLNBxpWfA==&flag=8CKP966uzg96kLov0aWdfQ==|title=50th Independence Anniversary Medal|date=|access-date=2022-09-25}}</ref><ref name="Gazette">{{cite web|url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1998/O-0151-1998-0027-5021.pdf|title=Gazette of India, No 27, page 435|date=1998-07-04|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]] and other Reserve Forces, [[Territorial Army (India)|Territorial Army]] and any other armed forces of the Union), and

b) All ranks of the [[Railway Protection Force]], Police Forces, personnel of [[Central Armed Police Forces|Central Police Organisations]] including Para-military Forces, [[Home Guard (India)|Home Guards]], Civil Defence Organisation, Fire Services and any other organisation specified by the Government.<ref name="Gazette"/><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>

==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 plain horizontal bar with standard fittings. It shall have embossed on its obverse the [[Red Fort]] and the inscriptions ''50th Anniversary of Independence'' and ''1947—1997'' in English along the rim. On its reverse, it shall have the map of the Union of India in a circle with inscriptions ''स्वतंत्रता की स्वर्ण जयंती पदक'' (Golden Jubilee of Independence Medal) and ''1947-1997'' in Hindi along the rim.<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>

;Ribbon
The ribbon will be of silk and of a golden colour background of 10 mm each on either side, with stripes of the [[Flag of India|National Flag]] i.e. Saffron, White and Green stripes of 3 mm width in the centre.<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 1997]]

50th Independence Anniversary Medal - Revision history

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