Ati Vishisht Seva Medal

Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
	; ;
Type	Military award
Awarded for	Distinguished Service
Country	India
Presented by	President of India
Established	January 26, 1960
Precedence
Next (higher)	Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak
Equivalent	Uttam Yudh Seva Medal
Next (lower)	Vir Chakra
	← Vishisht Seva Medal, Class II

Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM, lit. 'very distinguished service medal') is a military award of India given to recognize "distinguished service of an exceptional order" to all ranks of the armed forces. The award is a peacetime equivalent of Uttam Yuddh Seva Medal, which is a Wartime Distinguished Service decoration.

The award can also be granted posthumously. Subsequent awards are represented by a bar worn on the ribbon. The awardee can use "AVSM" as post-nominal letters.

^ ^a ^b ^c "Precedence Of Medals". indianarmy.nic.in/. Indian Army. Retrieved 9 September 2014.

[precedence-1] "Precedence Of Medals". indianarmy.nic.in/. Indian Army. Retrieved 9 September 2014.

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