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Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya
Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya
Type	Distinguished Service Medal
Awarded for	Distinguished service over a continuous 25-year service period
Description	Suspended from a plain suspension bar
Presented by	Sri Lanka
Eligibility	Senior officers of the regular forces of the tri-services
Post-nominals	VSV
Clasps	None
Status	Currently awarded
Established	1981
	Ribbon bar
Precedence
Next (higher)	Rana Sura Padakkama
Next (lower)	Uttama Seva Padakkama

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The Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya (VSV, Distinguished Service Order) (Sinhala: විශිෂ්ට සේවා විභූෂණය viṣiṣta sēvā vibhūṣaṇaya) is awarded to senior officers of the Military of Sri Lanka in recognition of:

...exceptional, distinguished and loyal service provided they count not less than twenty-five years of service and possess an unblemished record of moral and military conduct...
— ^[1]

Award process

Service commanders are responsible for evaluation of suitable candidates for conferment of the award, and make formal recommendations based on several requirements:

a rank above Lieutenant Colonel (Army), Commander (Navy) or Wing Commander (Air Force)
an uninterrupted service period of 25 years or more at the time of consideration
a personal record clear of entries

Upon successful review, the decoration is usually awarded during the National Day parade (or at a special investiture ceremony) by the President.^[2] Recipients are entitled to the use of the post-nominal letters "VSV".^[1]

History

With the establishment of the Ceylon Army in 1949 and the Royal Ceylon Navy in 1950, senior officers were recommended by the Governor General for Imperial honors, a practice that continued from the Ceylon Defence Force. These would normally be appointments in the Order of the British Empire in the classes of member or officer in the military division for military and naval officers. Queen Elizabeth II on visit to Ceylon in April 1954, she made personal appointments to the Royal Victorian Order for several military and naval officers. This practice was stopped in 1956 by Prime Minister S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike who suspended Imperial honors. Although long service medals and commemorative medals continued to be awarded, no gallantry or distinguished service medals were awarded until the new military honors were introduced by President J. R. Jayewardene on 1 September 1981, which introduced the Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya for senior military commanders for "exceptional, distinguished and loyal service" rendered over a period of over 25 years.

References

^ ^a ^b "Medals". Sri Lanka ARMy. ARMy.lk. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
^ "Decorations & Medals". Sri Lanka Air Force. airforce.lk. Retrieved 30 September 2017.

External links

[army-1] "Medals". Sri Lanka ARMy. ARMy.lk. Retrieved 30 September 2017.

[2] "Decorations & Medals". Sri Lanka Air Force. airforce.lk. Retrieved 30 September 2017.

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+{{More footnotes needed|date=December 2023}}
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+|awarded_for= Distinguished service over a continuous 25-year service period
-|eligibility= Senior Officers of the Regular forces of three services.
-|for= ''... exceptional, distinguished and loyal service.''<ref>http://www.navy.lk/gallery/medals/medals.htm Sri Lankan military awards and decorations</ref>
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+The '''Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya''' ('''VSV''', Distinguished Service Order) ([[Sinhala language|Sinhala]]: විශිෂ්ට සේවා විභූෂණය ''viṣiṣta sēvā vibhūṣaṇaya'') is awarded to senior officers of the [[Military of Sri Lanka]] in recognition of:
-{{main|Awards and decorations of the military of Sri Lanka}}
+{{Quote
-The '''Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya''' (විශිෂ්ට සේවා විභූෂණය "Distinguished Service Decoration") medal and bar are presented to [[Sri Lanka]]n senior military officers of [[Military of Sri Lanka|three services]], given that their loyal service is of '''not less than 25 years''' and possess a perfectly flawless record of moral and military conduct, will be appropriate for the award. The service required to be eligible for the decoration should be continuous uninterrupted service. The Service Commanders will be the sole judges of the standard of conduct required and will be responsible for recommending only those persons who are in every way worthy of the distinction and whose conduct has been irreproachable throughout their service. The standard required for a grading of irreproachable shall be a personal record clear of entries during the whole of the qualifying period and no recommendations should be submitted when this condition has not been fulfilled. Every recipient of the decoration shall be eligible for second conferment during his life time. The Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya will be an exclusive award and will normally be awarded to officers of the rank of and above that of [[Lieutenant Colonel]] in the Army, [[Commander]] in the Navy and [[Wing Commander (rank)|Wing Commander]] in the Air Force.
+| quote     = ...exceptional, distinguished and loyal service provided they count not less than twenty-five years of service and possess an unblemished record of moral and military conduct...
+| author    =
+| title     =
+| source    = <ref name="army">{{cite web|title=Medals|url=http://www.army.lk/medals|website=Sri Lanka ARMy|publisher=ARMy.lk|access-date=30 September 2017}}</ref>
+| character =
+| multiline =
+| style     =
+}}
+==Award process==
-===How medal is awarded===
+Service commanders are responsible for evaluation of suitable candidates for conferment of the award, and make formal recommendations based on several requirements:
-The decoration is awarded by His/Her Excellency the [[President of Sri Lanka|President]] at the National Day Parade  or at a special investiture ceremony, the beneficiary will be permitted to use the [[List of post-nominal letters#Sri Lanka|post-nominal letters]] of '''VSV''' after His/Her name.
+*a rank above [[Lieutenant Colonel]] ([[Sri Lanka Army|Army]]), [[Commander]] ([[Sri Lanka Navy|Navy]]) or [[Wing Commander (rank)|Wing Commander]] ([[Sri Lanka Air Force|Air Force]])
+*an uninterrupted service period of 25 years or more at the time of consideration
+*a personal record clear of entries
+Upon successful review, the decoration is usually awarded during the National Day parade (or at a special investiture ceremony) by the [[President of Sri Lanka|President]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Decorations & Medals|url=http://www.airforce.lk/pages.php?pages=decorations_medals|website=Sri Lanka Air Force|publisher=airforce.lk|access-date=30 September 2017}}</ref> Recipients are entitled to the use of the [[List of post-nominal letters#Sri Lanka|post-nominal letters]] "'''VSV'''".<ref name="army"/>
+==History==
+With the establishment of the [[Ceylon Army]] in 1949 and the [[Royal Ceylon Navy]] in 1950, [[senior officer]]s were recommended  by the Governor General for [[Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom|Imperial honors]], a practice that continued from the [[Ceylon Defence Force]]. These would normally be appointments in the [[Order of the British Empire]] in the classes of member or officer in the military division for military and naval officers. [[Queen Elizabeth II]] on visit to Ceylon in April 1954, she made personal appointments to the [[Royal Victorian Order]] for several military and naval officers. This practice was stopped in 1956 by Prime Minister [[S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike]] who suspended Imperial honors. Although long service medals and [[commemorative medal]]s continued to be awarded, no gallantry or distinguished service medals were awarded until the new military honors were introduced by President [[J. R. Jayewardene]] on 1 September 1981, which introduced the Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya for senior military commanders for "exceptional, distinguished and loyal service" rendered over a period of over 25 years.
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
 *[http://www.army.lk/ Sri Lanka Army]
+*[http://www.navy.lk/ Sri Lanka Navy]
+*[http://www.airforce.lk/ Sri Lanka Air Force]
 *[http://www.defence.lk/ Ministry of Defence : Sri Lanka]
-*[http://www.nationalsecurity.lk/ Media Center for National Security : Sri Lanka]
-*[http://www.sundaytimes.lk/080504/Columns/sitreport.html Senior officers decorated for unblemished service]
+{{Military awards and decorations of Sri Lanka}}
-==References==
-*[http://www.navy.lk/gallery/medals/medals.htm Sri Lankan military awards and decorations]
-[[Category:Awards and decorations of the military of Sri Lanka]]
+[[Category:Military awards and decorations of Sri Lanka]]
-[[Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Sri Lanka]]
+[[Category:Awards established in 1981]]