Lot 4742

Description

Papua New Guinea Loyal Service Medal (Civil) 1953. Hauwina Inagombi. Engraved. Very fine.

Confirmed on roll. Awarded in 1964. In 1953 the Papua and New Guinea Loyal Service Medallion was reinstituted and reconstructed as a civil decoration; the original design of the medal was also changed and two categories were devised: Category A: 'For 25 years of unblemished service to the administration'; and Category B: 'For outstanding Service to the Administration or in the interests of the Native People of the Territory'. See 'Cowrie to Kina' by W.J.D. Mira.