Pingat Jasa Gemilang

The Pingat Jasa Gemilang (Meritorious Service Medal) is a medal instituted in Singapore in 1962. It may be awarded to any person who has performed service of conspicuous merit characterised by resource and devotion to duty, including long service marked by exceptional ability, merit and exemplary conduct within Singapore. In exceptional circumstances, the Medal may be awarded to any person who has performed, outside Singapore, service of conspicuous merit characterised by resource and devotion of duty, including service marked by exceptional ability, merit and exemplary conduct.[1]

Pingat Jasa Gemilang


Medal and ribbon
Awarded by Singapore
TypeMedal
Eligibilityany person
Awarded forservice of conspicuous merit in Singapore, and in special circumstances elsewhere
StatusCurrently issued
Statistics
Established1962
Precedence
Next (higher)Pingat Gagah Perkasa
EquivalentPingat Jasa Gemilang (Tentera)
Next (lower)Bintang Bakti Masyarakat



Medal and ribbon prior to 1996

Recipients are entitled to use the post-nominal letters PJG.

The Pingat Jasa Gemilang (Tentera) is the Singapore Armed Forces equivalent award.

Description
  • The medal is silver-gilt having, on the obverse side, a rhomboid artifice superimposed upon a multi-perforated base. In the centre of the artifice is a shield bearing a crescent and 5 stars and below it a scroll with the inscription "PINGAT JASA GEMILANG".
  • The reverse bears the State Arms.
  • The ribbon is grey with a red centre band flanked on each side by a white stripe and a thin red stripe.

Award recipients

As of 2018, there are 99 award recipients.[2]

References
  1. "The Meritorious Service Medal (Pingat Jasa Gemilang)". Archived from the original on 2017-12-16. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  2. "National Day Award Recipient". Archived from the original on 2018-01-16. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  3. "Swimmers Joseph Schooling, Theresa Goh to receive National Day Awards". Archived from the original on 2016-10-08. Retrieved 2016-10-07.
  4. "New Malaysia police chief receives prestigious Singapore award". Channel NewsAsia. 28 September 2017. Archived from the original on 2018-08-27. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
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