Overseas Territories Police Medal: Difference between revisions

| first_award = 8 November 1938<ref>{{LondonGazetteLondon Gazette|issue=34568 |startpagepage=6988 |date=8 November 1938}}</ref>

The most common form of the current award is the '''Colonial Police Medal for Meritorious Service'''. The equivalent medal for gallantry, the '''Colonial Police Medal for Gallantry''', which could be awarded posthumously, has not been awarded since 1974 and has been effectively replaced by the [[Queen's Gallantry Medal]], which has been awarded posthumously since 1977. Queen Elizabeth II made the last presentations to two recipients in 1975 while she was in Hong Kong.<ref>{{LondonGazetteLondon Gazette|issue=46213 |startpagepage=2223|endpage=|date=19 February 1974}}</ref><ref>{{LondonGazetteLondon Gazette|issue=46407 |startpagepage=11405|endpage=|date=19 November 1974}}</ref>