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Bintang Bakti Masyarakat
Public service award in Singapore
Public service award in Singapore
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Bintang Bakti Masyarakat |
| (*Public Service Star*) | |
| image | |
| [[File:Bintang Bakti Masyarakat ribbon (from 1996).png | 100px]] |
| caption | Ribbon after 1996 |
| presenter | Singapore |
| type | Medal |
| eligibility | Any person |
| awarded_for | Valuable public service or distinguished performance |
| status | *Active* |
| established | 1963 |
| higher | Pingat Jasa Gemilang |
| lower | Pingat Pentadbiran Awam, Emas |
| image2 | |
| [[File:Bintang Bakti Masyarakat ribbon (1963–1996).png | 100px]] |
| caption2 | Ribbon prior to 1996 |
(Public Service Star)
The Bintang Bakti Masyarakat (English: Public Service Star) is a Singaporean decoration instituted in 1963. It is awarded to any person who has rendered valuable public service to the people of Singapore, or who has distinguished themselves in the field of arts and letters, sports, the sciences, business, the professions and the labour movement. Bars may be issued for further service.
Recipients are entitled to use the post-nominal letters BBM.
The Bintang Bakti Masyarakat was first awarded in 1963. There were 88 recipients of the initial award which included community leaders, artists, social workers and trade union leaders.
Description
- The medal consists of two concentric rings having, on the obverse side, a five-pointed star with star-burst design. In the centre is embossed a circular shield bearing a crescent and five stars. At the bottom half of the outer ring is a scroll bearing the inscription "BINTANG BAKTI MASYARAKAT". The inner ring is embossed with a laurel wreath.
- The reverse bears the State Arms.
- The ribbon is grey with a white centre stripe flanked immediately on each side by a red stripe, a thin white stripe, another red stripe and finally, a thin white stripe, in that order.
References
References
- Chern, Alphonsus. (13 August 2015). "Singapore badges of honour".
- "The Public Service Star (Bintang Bakti Masyarakat)".
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