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Special Service Medal

service medal of the Canadian Armed Forces
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Special Service Medal

Summary

Special Service Medal is a service medal[1].

Key Facts

  • Special Service Medal is in the country of Canada[2].
  • Special Service Medal's instance of is recorded as service medal[3].
  • Special Service Medal followed Operational Service Medal - EXPEDITION[4].
  • Special Service Medal was followed by Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal[5].
  • Special Service Medal is a type of military awards and decorations of Canada[6].
  • June 16, 1984 marks the founding of Special Service Medal[7].
  • Special Service Medal's conferred by is recorded as monarch of Canada[8].
  • Special Service Medal's quantity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+78273'}[9].

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Adaptations and Inspiration

Special Service Medal followed Operational Service Medal - EXPEDITION[4]. It was followed by Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . canada.ca. Retrieved . canada.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . canada.ca. Retrieved . canada.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8h ago · Amqui · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → service medal of the Canadian Armed Forces
    Imported from → —
    Quantity → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+78273'}
    Service ribbon image → Special Service Medal Ribbon.png
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P155]]: [[Q99735921]]"
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