Meritorious Service Cross

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Canadian decoration state decoration

The Meritorious Service Cross is a Canadian military and civilian decoration awarded to recognize highly professional acts that bring significant benefit or honour to Canada.

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All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Meritorious Service Cross canonical 3

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Canadian decoration ⓘ
state decoration ⓘ
administeredBy Chancellery of Honours ⓘ
awardedBy Canada ⓘ
Governor General of Canada ⓘ
Charles III, King of Canada ⓘ
surface form: King of Canada
awardedFor bringing honour to Canada ⓘ
bringing honour to the Canadian Armed Forces ⓘ
civil meritorious service ⓘ
military meritorious service ⓘ
canBeAwardedPosthumously true ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
division Civil Division ⓘ
Military Division ⓘ
eligibility Canadian citizens ⓘ
civilians ⓘ
foreign citizens ⓘ
military personnel ⓘ
established 1984 ⓘ
establishedBy Elizabeth II ⓘ
hasAbbreviation C.M.S. (French: Croix du service méritoire) ⓘ
hasRankInOrderOfPrecedence decoration ⓘ
higherInPrecedenceThan Meritorious Service Medal ⓘ
languageOfInscription English ⓘ
French ⓘ
locatedInJurisdiction Ottawa ⓘ
lowerInPrecedenceThan Order of Military Merit ⓘ
material silver ⓘ
obverseFeature Royal Cypher ⓘ
St Edward's Crown ⓘ
partOf Canadian Honours System ⓘ
postNominals MSC ⓘ
purpose to recognize highly professional acts that bring significant benefit or honour to Canada ⓘ
to recognize outstanding professionalism ⓘ
relatedAward Meritorious Service Medal ⓘ
Order of Canada ⓘ
Order of Military Merit ⓘ
reverseFeature inscription of the words "MERITORIOUS SERVICE" ⓘ
ribbonColour blue ⓘ
ribbonFeature white stripes ⓘ
shape cross pattée ⓘ
status currently awarded ⓘ
type meritorious service decoration ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Canadian Honours System → includesDecoration → Meritorious Service Cross ⓘ
Meritorious Service Decorations → hasComponent → Meritorious Service Cross ⓘ
Meritorious Service Medal → higherAward → Meritorious Service Cross ⓘ