Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service

Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service - image1Context: The Canadian Volunteer Service Medal (CVSM) was established on 22 October 1943.

Eligibility and criteria: The CVSM was granted to persons of any rank in the Naval, Military or Air Forces of Canada who voluntarily served on Active Service and honorably completed eighteen months total voluntary service from 3 September 1939 to 1 March 1947.

On 6 June 2003, eligibility to the CVSM was extended to members and reserve constables of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police who voluntarily served during the Second World War.

Description: A circular, silver medal, 1.42 inch in diameter. The medal is linked to a straight suspender by a small ring passing through a small fixed ring at the top of the medal. On the obverse of the medal, seven marching figures are depicted, representing men and women of the Army, Air Force, Navy and Nursing service; and around the rim, the inscription “1939 CANADA 1945 VOLUNTARY SERVICE VOLONTAIRE.”

The reverse shows the coat of arms of Canada. The ribbon is 1.25 inch wide with a royal blue centre flanked by two equal stripes of scarlet and dark green. The ribbon was issued during the war; the medal after the war.

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