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Faithful and Meritorious Service Medal 1946-1963

Sarawak: Faithful and Meritorious Service Medal, (Sijil Kehormatan Negara), 1946-1963 large silver medal on neck ribbon, scarce

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SKU: L28685 Category:
Origin: Sarawak
Nearly Extremely Fine

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Faithful and Meritorious Service Medal, (Sijil Kehormatan Negara), 1946-1963 large silver medal on neck ribbon.

 

The medal was instituted after the ‘White Rajah’ Brooke family ceded sovereignty to the British government in July 1946 and awarded until Sarawak became a constituent state of Malaysia in 1963 to state employees in recognition of long and meritorious service. A minimum of twenty years’ continuous faithful and meritorious service was required. very scarce