Pingat Jasa Gemilang

The Pingat Jasa Gemilang (English: the Meritorious Service Medal) is a Singaporean national honour and medal instituted in 1962.[1] It may be awarded to any person who has performed "service of conspicuous merit characterised by resource and devotion to duty, including long service marked by exceptional ability, merit and exemplary conduct within Singapore". It may also be awarded to any person outside of Singapore under exceptional circumstances.[2]

Pingat Jasa Gemilang
(Meritorious Service Medal)
TypeMedal
Established1962 (1962)
CountrySingapore
Awarded forService of conspicuous merit in Singapore, and in special circumstances elsewhere
StatusActive
Post-nominalsPJG
Precedence
Next (higher)Pingat Gagah Perkasa
Next (lower)Bintang Bakti Masyarakat
EquivalentPingat Jasa Gemilang (Tentera)

Ribbon
Ribbon prior to 1996

Recipients are entitled to use the post-nominal letters PJG.

The Singapore Armed Forces equivalent of the award is the Pingat Jasa Gemilang (Tentera).[3]

History

The Pingat Jasa Gemilang was one of six state awards instituted on 19 April 1962.[4] The rules of the award were revised in July 1996.[1]

Description
  • The medal is silver-gilt having, on the obverse side, a rhomboid artifice superimposed upon a multi-perforated base. In the centre of the artifice is a shield bearing a crescent and 5 stars and below it a scroll with the inscription "PINGAT JASA GEMILANG".
  • The reverse bears the State Arms.
  • The ribbon is grey with a red centre band flanked on each side by a white stripe and a thin red stripe.

Award recipients

There are more than 103 recipients of the Pingat Jasa Gemilang since 2020. Several notable recipients include:[5]

References
  1. "Pingat Jasa Gemilang (The Meritorious Service Medal) Rules 1996 - Singapore Statutes Online". sso.agc.gov.sg. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  2. "The Meritorious Service Medal (Pingat Jasa Gemilang)". Archived from the original on 16 December 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  3. "Pingat Jasa Gemilang (Tentera) — (the Meritorious Service Medal — Military) Rules 1981 - Singapore Statutes Online". sso.agc.gov.sg. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  4. Chern, Alphonsus (13 August 2015). "Singapore badges of honour". The Straits Times. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  5. Singapore, Prime Minister's Office (17 November 2018). "PMO | Recipients". Prime Minister's Office Singapore. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  6. "Swimmers Joseph Schooling, Theresa Goh to receive National Day Awards". Archived from the original on 8 October 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  7. "New Malaysia police chief receives prestigious Singapore award". Channel NewsAsia. 28 September 2017. Archived from the original on 27 August 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
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