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Republic of Sri Lanka Armed Services Medal
Republic of Sri Lanka Armed Services Medal
	Medal, obverse
Type	Commemorative medal
Awarded for	Service during the formation of the Republic of Sri Lanka
Description	Suspended from a plain suspension bar
Presented by	Sri Lanka
Eligibility	All regular and volunteer ranks of the Armed Services of the Republic of Sri Lanka
Clasps	None
Status	No longer awarded
Established	1981
	Ribbon bar
Precedence
Next (higher)	Videsha Seva Padakkama
Next (lower)	Sri Lanka Army 25th Anniversary Medal; Sri Lanka Navy 25th Anniversary Medal; Sri Lanka Air Force 25th Anniversary Medal

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The Republic of Sri Lanka Armed Services Medal was awarded to members of the regular and volunteer forces of the Military of Sri Lanka who were in service on 22 May 1972, subject to recommendation by the commanders of the respective service commanders. Members of the then Ceylon Cadet Corps were ineligible. The award commemorated service at the time the country adopted a republican constitution, ceasing to be a Commonwealth realm.

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References

Army, Sri Lanka. (1st Edition - October 1999). "50 YEARS ON" - 1949-1999, Sri Lanka Army. ISBN 955-8089-02-8

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+|eligibility=All regular and volunteer ranks of the [[Military of Sri Lanka|Armed Services]] of the Republic of [[Sri Lanka]]
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+|awarded_for= Service during the [[Sri Lankan Constitution of 1972|formation of the Republic of Sri Lanka]]
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+|description= Suspended from a plain suspension bar
 |clasps= None
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+|lower=[[Sri Lanka Army 25th Anniversary Medal]]<br>[[Sri Lanka Navy 25th Anniversary Medal]]<br>[[Sri Lanka Air Force 25th Anniversary Medal]]
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+}}
-}}{{main|Awards and decorations of the military of Sri Lanka}}
-It is ordained that the medal shall be awarded to all ranks of the Regular and Volunteer Forces of the [[Military of Sri Lanka|Armed Service]] of the Republic of [[Sri Lanka]], including officers but excluding those in the ranks of the [[National Cadet Corps (Sri Lanka)|Ceylon Cadet Corps]], who were in service on the 22nd May 1972 and who are recommended by the Commander of the Army, the Captain of the Navy or the Commander of the Air Force, to receive the award.
+The '''Republic of Sri Lanka Armed Services Medal''' was awarded to members of the regular and volunteer forces of the [[Military of Sri Lanka]]  who were in service on 22 May 1972, subject to recommendation by the commanders of the respective service commanders. Members of the then [[National Cadet Corps (Sri Lanka)|Ceylon Cadet Corps]] were ineligible. The award commemorated service at the time the country adopted a republican constitution, ceasing to be a [[Commonwealth realm]].
 ==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]
 ==References==
-*Army, Sri Lanka. (1st Edition - October 1999). ''"50 YEARS ON" - 1949-1999'', [[Sri Lanka Army]]. ISBN 995-8089-02-8
+*Army, Sri Lanka. (1st Edition - October 1999). ''"50 YEARS ON" - 1949-1999'', [[Sri Lanka Army]]. {{ISBN|955-8089-02-8}}
+{{Military awards and decorations of Sri Lanka}}
-[[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]]