| Distinguished Service Cross | |
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| Awarded by Australia | |
| Type | Medal |
| Eligibility | Members of the Australian Defence Force |
| Awarded for | Distinguished command and leadership in action |
| Status | Currently awarded |
| Statistics | |
| Established | 1991 |
| First awarded | 1993 |
| Last awarded | 2007 |
| Total awarded | 31 |
| Precedence | |
| Next (lower) | Distinguished Service Medal |
The Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the Australian Defence Force, it is awarded for distinguished command and leadership in action. The DSC was introduced in 1991 and replaced the Imperial equivalent. It is the highest distinguished service decoration in the Australian Honours System. Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross are entitled to use the post-nominal letters "DSC". Since its inception only 31 awards have been made.
Description
- The Distinguished Service Cross is a modified Maltese Cross of nickel-silver ensigned with the Crown of St Edward. The obverse bears a Federation Star surmounted on a disc of flames. The medal has a nickel-silver suspender bar.
- The medal ribbon has a central ochre-red stripe surrounded by narrower silver-blue stripes.
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