Title
Pingat Pertahanan (Defence Medal)
Year/Period
1964 - 1966
Region
Singapore
Material
metal
Dimension
Refer to parts
Accession No.
2015-02069
Collection of
NLB Type
Cultural artefact
Military medals were usually presented to individual National Serviceman who exhibited commendable qualities during his service in the Singapore Armed Forces, the Singapore Police Force or the Singapore Civil Defence Force. These artefacts were part of the selection in the time capsule buried in 1990 by then DPM Ong Teng Cheong to celebrate Singapore’s 50th anniversary of independence in 2015.
