| Loyalty Medal | |
|---|---|
|
RVN Loyalty Medal.png Loyalty Medal | |
Awarded by  South Vietnam | |
| Type | Single-grade decoration |
| Eligibility | Vietnamese citizens |
| Awarded for | Proven loyalty to the national cause by denouncing and countering enemy subversive activities |
| Status | No longer awarded |
| Statistics | |
| Established | 1964 |
| Posthumous awards | Yes |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Life Saving Medal (Vietnam) |
| Next (lower) | Wound Medal |
 Ribbon bar of the Loyalty Medal | |
The Loyalty Medal (Vietnamese language: Trung-Chánh Bội-Tinh ) was a single-grade decoration awarded by South Vietnam. Established in 1964, the medal was awarded to South Vietnamese citizens by the Chief of the Joint General Staff, Republic of Vietnam Military Forces. The medal could be awarded posthumously.
Criteria[]
The Loyalty Medal was awarded to Vietnamese citizens who had shown proven loyalty to the "National Cause" by denouncing or working to counter, what were deemed by the South Vietnamese government to be, subversive activities that were disruptive to security and order.[1]
See also[]
- Orders, decorations, and medals of South Vietnam
References[]
- ↑ "HUY CHUONG AN THUONG TRONG QUAN-LU'C VlET-NAM CONG-HOA (Medals and Decorations of the Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces)". Government of the Republic of Vietnam. 1967. p. 100. http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p4013coll11/id/1236. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
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