Queen’s Police Medal
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The Queen’s Police Medal is a British honor awarded to police officers for distinguished service or acts of exceptional courage.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil decoration
ⓘ
police decoration ⓘ state award ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
acts of exceptional courage
ⓘ
distinguished service ⓘ |
| awardedIn |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ some Commonwealth countries ⓘ |
| awardingBody |
Home Office
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Ireland Office NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conferralFrequency | twice yearly ⓘ |
| conferralOccasion |
Birthday Honours
ⓘ
New Year Honours NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| eligibility |
members of certain Commonwealth police forces
ⓘ
members of police forces in the United Kingdom ⓘ police officers ⓘ |
| establishedBy | King George V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPredecessor | King’s Police Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
King’s Police Medal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service NERFINISHED ⓘ King’s Police Medal for Gallantry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1909 ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| isPartOf | British honours system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | silver ⓘ |
| obverseFeature | effigy of the reigning monarch ⓘ |
| postNominalLetters | QPM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedBy | monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| rankInOrderOfWear |
above Queen’s Fire Service Medal
ⓘ
below George Medal ⓘ |
| relatedAward |
Queen’s Ambulance Service Medal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Queen’s Fire Service Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ Queen’s Volunteer Reserves Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | King’s Police Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reverseFeature |
inscription for distinguished police service
ⓘ
laurel wreath design ⓘ |
| ribbonColor | dark blue ⓘ |
| ribbonFeature | silver stripes ⓘ |
| shape | circular ⓘ |
| status | currently awarded when the monarch is a queen ⓘ |
| successorWhenMonarchIsKing | King’s Police Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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