https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Ati_Vishisht_Seva_MedalAti Vishisht Seva Medal - Revision history2026-07-31T15:11:11ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.45.4https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal&diff=374368&oldid=prevBot at 12:05, 15 December 20222022-12-15T12:05:34Z<p></p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}<br />
{{Infobox military award<br />
| name = Ati Vishisht Seva Medal<br />
| image = [[File:Ati-vishisht-seva-medal-large.png|300px]]<br /><br />[[File:Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|150px]]<br />
| alt = A 35-mm circular silver medal,<br />with a five-pointed star in the centre.<br />Suspended from a straight-bar suspender.<br />
| type = Military award<br />
| country = India<br />
| established = January 26, 1960<br />
| firstawarded =<br />
| lastawarded =<br />
| total_awarded =<br />
| presenter = [[President of India]]<br />
| awarded_for =Distinguished Service<br />
| previous = Vishisht Seva Medal, Class II<br />
| ribbon = <!-- mention ribbon description here--><br />
| higher = [[Sarvottom Jeevan Raksha Padak]]<ref name=precedence>{{cite web|title=Precedence Of Medals|url=http://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=zCQHR1MODtMw0EJ0MUc5CA==&ParentID=XRRy6fl/Yj1c0bK0sve+Pg==|work=indianarmy.nic.in/|publisher=Indian Army|access-date=9 September 2014}}</ref><br />
| same = [[Uttam Yuddh Seva Medal]]<ref name=precedence /><br />
| lower = [[Vir Chakra]]<ref name=precedence /><br />
}}<br />
<br />
'''Ati Vishisht Seva Medal''' ('''AVSM''') is a military award of [[India]] given to recognize "distinguished service of an exceptional order" to all ranks of the armed forces. The award is a peacetime equivalent of [[Uttam Yuddh Seva Medal]], which is a Wartime Distinguished Service decoration.<br />
<br />
The award can also be granted posthumously. Subsequent awards are represented by a bar worn on the ribbon. The awardee can use "AVSM" as post-nominal letters.<br />
<br />
== History ==<br />
The Ati Vishisht Seva Medal was originally instituted as the "Vishisht Seva Medal, Class II" on 26 January 1960. Five other medals were instituted on the same day - the [[Sainya Seva Medal]], [[Sena Medal]], [[Nao Sena Medal]] and the [[Vayu Sena Medal]].<ref name="PIB">{{cite web |title=DESIGNS OF NEW SERVICE MEDAL AND THEIR DESIGNS |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1960-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1960-07-29_030.pdf |website=archive.pib.gov.in |date=29 July 1960|access-date=10 January 2022}}</ref> It was renamed on January 27, 1961, and the badge signed. Since 1980 the awarding of the medal have been restricted to operational service as the [[Yudh Seva Medal]] was created to recognize distinguished services in an operational environment.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://faculty.winthrop.edu/haynese/india/medals/AVSM.html |title=Ati Vishisht Seva Medal |author=Haynes, Ed |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070820064610/http://faculty.winthrop.edu/haynese/india/medals/AVSM.html |archive-date=2007-08-20 }}</ref><br />
<br />
== Design ==<br />
The Ati Vishisht Seva Medal is made of silver gilt and has on its obverse a five-pointed star and on its reverse the Lion Capital. The ribbon is gold in colour and is 32mm wide with two dark-blue stripes dividing it into three equal parts.<br />
<br />
Additional awards of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal are represented by a bar worn on the ribbon.<br />
<br />
== See also ==<br />
* [[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal]] - the war-time equivalent<br />
<br />
== References ==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
{{India Honours and Decorations}}<br />
{{Ati Vishisht Seva Medal recipients}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Military awards and decorations of India]]<br />
[[Category:Recipients of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]<br />
[[Category:Awards established in 1960]]<br />
[[Category:1960 establishments in India]]</div>Bot