New Zealand Customs Service Medal

New Zealand Customs Service Medal
Ribbon bar of the medal
Awarded by New Zealand
Type	Long service and meritorious service
Awarded for	Fourteen years of long and meritorious service in the New Zealand Customs Service^[1]
Status	Currently awarded
Statistics
Established	20 February 2008^[1]
First awarded	5 May 2008^[2]
Order of Wear
Next (higher)	New Zealand Traffic Service Medal^[3]
Next (lower)	Efficiency Decoration^[3]

The New Zealand Customs Service Medal is a long service award for members of the New Zealand Customs Service who have completed 14 years of service. Established in February 2008, the medal was first presented 5 May 2008 by then Prime Minister Helen Clark.

Appearance

The medal is circular and made of silver metal. It is 36 millimetres (1.4 in) in diameter. On the obverse is the crowned effigy of the Sovereign. The reverse bears a representation of the Badge of the New Zealand Customs Service. The medal hangs from a 32 mm wide ribbon of 5 stripes of dark blue at the edges, light blue in the centre, bordered by yellow.^[1]

References

1 2 3 "The New Zealand Customs Service Medal". New Zealand Legislation. Parliamentary Counsel Office. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
↑ "New Zealand Customs Medal Presentations". beehive.govt.nz. New Zealand Government. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
1 2 "THE WEARING OF MEDALS IN NEW ZEALAND TABLE – A GUIDE TO THE CORRECT ORDER OF WEAR". New Zealand Defence Force. Retrieved 5 July 2015.

New Zealand Meritorious & Long Service Awards

Meritorious service medals	New Zealand Meritorious Service Medal New Zealand Defence Meritorious Service Medal New Zealand Police Meritorious Service Medal

Full-time service awards	New Zealand Armed Forces Award New Zealand Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Royal New Zealand Navy Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Royal New Zealand Air Force Long Service and Good Conduct Medal New Zealand Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal New Zealand Fire Service Long Service & Good Conduct Medal New Zealand Prison Service Medal New Zealand Traffic Service Medal New Zealand Customs Service Medal New Zealand Defence Service Medal

Part-time service awards	New Zealand Territorial Service Medal New Zealand Long and Efficient Service Medal Efficiency Decoration Efficiency Medal RNZN Reserve Decoration RNZN Volunteer Reserve Decoration RNZN Volunteer Reserve Long Service & Good Conduct Medal Air Efficiency Award Cadet Forces Medal New Zealand Defence Service Medal

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