Canadian Coast Guard Exemplary Service Medal
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| Canadian Coast Guard Exemplary Service Medal | |
|---|---|
 Obverse and reverse of the medal | |
| Type | Service medal |
| Awarded for | 20 years' service in the Canadian Coast Guard or a supporting organisation |
| Presented by | The monarch of Canada |
| Status | Currently awarded |
| Established | 14 March 1991 |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Fire Services Exemplary Service Medal |
| Next (lower) | Emergency Medical Services Exemplary Service Medal |
The Canadian Coast Guard Exemplary Service Medal (French: Médaille pour services distingués de la Garde côtière canadienne) is a service medal created in 1991 by the Canadian monarch-in-Council to recognize members of the Canadian Coast Guard or a supporting organisation who had served for 20 years, 10 years of which was spent in operations that involved possible personal risk.[1] It is, within the Canadian system of honours, the third lowest of the exemplary service medals.
The Canadian Coast Guard Exemplary Service Medal is in the form of a 36 millimetres (1.4 in) diameter cupro-nickel disc with, on the obverse, the crest of the Canadian Coast Guard surrounded by the words EXEMPLARY SERVICE • SERVICES DISTINGUÉS. On the reverse is the Royal Cypher of Queen Elizabeth II beneath a St. Edward's Crown,[1] symbolizing the Queen's role as fount of honour.[2]
This medallion is worn at the left chest, suspended on a 31.8mm wide blue ribbon with a thin, vertical white stripe in the centre, flanked by two wider stripes in yellow;[1] these colours reflect those used in the Coast Guard's crest.
