Param Vir Chakra

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military decoration

The Param Vir Chakra is India’s highest military decoration awarded for the most conspicuous bravery or self-sacrifice in the presence of the enemy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military decoration ⓘ
awardedFor most conspicuous bravery in the presence of the enemy ⓘ
self-sacrifice in the presence of the enemy ⓘ
awardedTo Indian Air Force personnel ⓘ
Indian Army personnel ⓘ
Indian Navy personnel ⓘ
awardingAuthority President of India NERFINISHED ⓘ
confers post-nominal letters PVC ⓘ
country India ⓘ
dateEstablished 1950-01-26 ⓘ
designedBy Savitribai Khanolkar NERFINISHED ⓘ
eligibility members of militia ⓘ
members of nursing services ⓘ
members of other lawfully constituted armed forces ⓘ
members of reserve forces ⓘ
members of territorial forces ⓘ
nursing officers ⓘ
officers of the Indian Armed Forces ⓘ
personnel of the Indian Armed Forces ⓘ
equivalentTo Victoria Cross (in terms of prestige) NERFINISHED ⓘ
establishedBy Government of India NERFINISHED ⓘ
President of India ⓘ
establishedOn 26 January 1950 ⓘ
firstAwarded 1947-11-03 ⓘ
firstAwardedFor Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948 NERFINISHED ⓘ
highestAwardIn Indian Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfInscription English ⓘ
Hindi NERFINISHED ⓘ
material bronze ⓘ
mottoConcept supreme valor ⓘ
namedBy Major General Hira Lal Atal NERFINISHED ⓘ
obverseDesign raised circle with four replicas of Indra’s Vajra ⓘ
state emblem of India with four lions ⓘ
postNominals PVC NERFINISHED ⓘ
precedence highest wartime gallantry award of India ⓘ
relatedAward Ashoka Chakra NERFINISHED ⓘ
Maha Vir Chakra NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vir Chakra NERFINISHED ⓘ
retroactiveFrom 1947-08-15 ⓘ
reverseDesign words “Param Vir Chakra” in English ⓘ
words “Param Vir Chakra” in Hindi ⓘ
ribbonColor purple ⓘ
shape circular medal ⓘ
status currently awarded ⓘ
suspension plain purple ribbon ⓘ
warTimeOnly true ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medal → higherAward → Param Vir Chakra ⓘ
Ashoka Chakra (military decoration) → isPeacetimeEquivalentOf → Param Vir Chakra ⓘ
Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces → confers → Param Vir Chakra ⓘ
Indian system of orders, decorations and medals → includesAward → Param Vir Chakra ⓘ
Indian system of orders, decorations and medals → highestMilitaryGallantryAward → Param Vir Chakra ⓘ
Persis Khambatta → notableWork → Param Vir Chakra ⓘ