Raksha Medal
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Awarded for"Conferred upon Military Personnel and Members of the Police and Paramilitary Forces in recognition of service in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965"
Country
India
IndiaPresented byGovernment of India
| Raksha Medal | |
|---|---|
| Type | Military medal Service medal |
| Awarded for | "Conferred upon Military Personnel and Members of the Police and Paramilitary Forces in recognition of service in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965" |
| Country | India |
| Presented by | Government of India |
| Ribbon |  |
| Obverse | Written in Hindi "Satyamev Jayte" |
| Reverse | Rising Sun with written in Hindi "Raksha Medal" |
| Established | 26 January 1967 |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) |  Siachen Glacier Medal |
| Next (lower) |  Sangram Medal |
| Related |  Samar Seva Star |
Raksha Medal was conferred upon Military Personnel and Members of the Police and Paramilitary Forces in recognition of service in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.[1]
