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Indian Independence Medal

Used to reward all members of the Indian armed forces serving on 15 August 1947
Intangible award Q2500549
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Summary

Indian Independence Medal is an award[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of award entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (582 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Indian Independence Medal is in the country of India[3].
  • Indian Independence Medal's instance of is recorded as award[4].
  • Indian Independence Medal's instance of is recorded as medallion[5].
  • Indian Independence Medal's instance of is recorded as decoration[6].
  • October 1949 marks the founding of Indian Independence Medal[7].
  • Indian Independence Medal's category for recipients of this award is recorded as Q87089450[8].
  • Indian Independence Medal's next lower rank is recorded as Independence Medal – 1950[9].
  • Indian Independence Medal's next higher rank is recorded as Union of South Africa Commemoration Medal[10].
  • Indian Independence Medal's next higher rank is recorded as Territorial Army Medal[11].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include award[4], medallion[5], and decoration[6].

Origins

October 1949 marks the founding of Indian Independence Medal[7].

Why It Matters

Indian Independence Medal ranks in the top 4% of award entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (582 views/month).[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

award India

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Order of Precedence of wearing of various medals and decorations (India, 2020). wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Order of Precedence of Wearing of various Medals and Decorations. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Next lower rank → Independence Medal – 1950
    Instance of → award, medallion, decoration
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