High-quality die-struck medal

This medal is supplied as originally awarded with a loose ribbon

including civilian medical practitioners

produced in the United Kingdom under the authority of the Ministry of Defence

The OBE: Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Distinguished Service Order Miniature EIIR Orders High-quality die-struck medalThe Distinguished Service Order (DSO) is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other Commonwealth countries, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat. It was instituted on 6 September 1886 by Queen Victoria in a Royal Warrant published in the London Gazette on 9 November. It is typically awarded to officers ranked Major (or its equivalent) or