National Army Museum

Pakistan Orders, Decorations and Medals showing their British Equivalents

photolithograph, colour, print

Accession Number

NAM.1959-04-92-1

Description

Pakistan Orders, Decorations and Medals showing their British Equivalents. Orders, medals and decorations included are depicted in order from right to left: Nishan-i-Haider (NH) (=Victoria Cross); Hilal-i-Jurat (HJ) (=Distinguished Service Order); Sitara-i-Jurat (SJ) (=Military Cross); Tamgha-i-Basalat = C1.I (TIB-I) (=Air Force Cross); Tamgha-i-Basalat C1.II (TIB-II) (=Air Force Medal); Tamgha-i-Khidmat C1.I (TK-1) (=OBI C1.I); Tamgha-i-Khidmat C1.II (TK-II) (=OBI C1.II); Tamgha-i-Khidmat C1.III (TK-III) (=Meritorious, Long Service & Good Conduct Medals); Tamgha-i-Jurat (TJ) (=Military Medal); Tamgha-i-Difah (=Genral Service Medal); Tamgha-i-Pakistan (=Pakistan Medal); Tamgha-i-Jamhuria (=Republic Commemorative Medal). Colour photolithograph by unknown artist, 1955 (c).

Units

Pakistani Forces

Dimensions

Width: 328 mm Text: 410 mm

Inscriptions

Printed in Arabic (?) with English translation: ‘PAKISTAN ORDERS, DECORATIONS & MEDALS. SHOWING THEIR BRITISH EQUIVALENTS / Sitara-i-Jurat (SJ) = Military Cross ; Hilal-i- Jurat (HJ) = Distinguished Service Order.; Nishan-i-Haider (NH) = Victoria Cross / Tamgha-i-Khidmat C1.I (TK-1) = OBI C1.I; Tamgha-i-Basalat C1.II (TIB-II) = Air Force Medal; Tamgha-i-Basalat = C1.I (TIB-I) = Air Force Cross / Tamgha-i-Jurat (TJ) = Military Medal; Tamgha-i-Khidmat C1.III (TK-III) = Meritorious, Long Service & Good Conduct Medals.; Tamgha-i-Khidmat C1.II (TK-II) = OBI C1.II / Tamgha-i-Jamhuria = Republic Commemorative Medal; Tamgha-i-Pakistan = Pakistan Medal; Tamgha-i-Difah = Genral Service Medal’.