Prashansaniya Seva Vibhushanaya

Main article: Military awards and decorations of Sri Lanka

Prashansaniya Seva Vibhushanaya
Type	Service medal
Awarded for	18 years of service with an exceptional record
Description	Suspended from a plain suspension bar
Presented by	Sri Lanka
Eligibility	Commissioned officers of the Sri Lanka Volunteer Naval Force
Post-nominals	PSV
Clasps	None
Status	Currently awarded
Established	2000
Ribbon bar
Precedence
Next (higher)	Riviresa Campaign Services Medal
Equivalent	Karyakshama Seva Vibhushanaya (Sri Lanka Army)
Next (lower)	Prashansaniya Seva Padakkama

The Prashansaniya Seva Vibhushanaya (PSV, Commendable Service Order) (Sinhala: ප්‍රසංශනීය සේවා විභූෂණය prasanṣanīya sēvā vibhūṣaṇaya) is a military decoration awarded to officers of the Sri Lanka Volunteer Naval Force in recognition of excellent service. Inaugurated on 31 January 2000, the medal does not confer any individual precedence. It is equivalent to the Reserve Decoration of the Royal Navy, volunteer officers of the Ceylon Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve had been awarded the Decoration for Officers of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve from 1938 to 1950.

Award process

All commissioned officers of the SLNVF are eligible for this award, provided they have completed 18 years of "long, meritorious, loyal, valuable, service and unblemished conduct" by or after 22 May 1972.

Recipients are entitled to use the post-nominal letters "PSV".

See also

• Karyakshama Seva Vibhushanaya
• Prashansaniya Seva Padakkama

External links

• Sri Lanka Navy
• Ministry of Defence : Sri Lanka