The Conspicuous Service Cross (Authorised Postnominal CSC) is a decoration (medal) of the Australian Honours System. The CSC is awarded only for outstanding devotion to duty, or outstanding achievement in the application of exceptional skills, judgement or dedication, in non-warlike situations. Post-nominal letters also called Post-nominal initials or Post-nominal titles are letters placed after the name of an individual to indicate that that individual holds a position, educational degree, accreditation, office, or honour. ... A Medal can mean three things: a wearable medal awarded by a government for services to a country (such as Armed force service); strictly speaking this only refers to a medal of coin-like appearance, but informally the word also refers to an Order (decoration); a table medal awarded by... The Australian honours system until 1975 was part of the British honours system. ...

Conspicuous Service Cross

Design

The actual medal is a nickel-silver modified Maltese Cross with each axis measuring 38 millimetres, ensigned with the Crown of Saint Edward in nickel-silver, with the arms of the cross interspersed with fluted rays. The obverse bears a central device of the Southern Cross surrounded by a laurel wreath. Maltese Cross The Maltese cross is identified as the symbol of the Christian warrior. ... Southern Cross is the English name of Crux Australis, a constellation visible in the Southern Hemisphere. ...

The ribbon is 32millimetres wide, having alternating diagonal stripes of bush green and sandy gold 6 millimetres wide.

See also

• Australian Honours System
• Post Nominal Letters
• The Medals - Australian Honours

The Australian honours system until 1975 was part of the British honours system. ... Post-nominal letters are letters placed after the name of an individual to indicate that that individual holds a position, office, or honour. ...

References

• Conspicuous Service Awards, 1994 Government House Australia