British Empire Medal

The British Empire Medal (BEM; formerly British Empire Medal for Meritorious Service) is a British and Commonwealth award for meritorious civil or military service worthy of recognition by the Crown. The current honour was created in 1922 to replace the original medal, which had been established in 1917 as part of the Order of the British Empire.

British Empire Medal
Obverse (left) and reverse: British Empire Medal, civil division ribbon
TypeMedal affiliated with an order
Awarded forMeritorious service
CountryUnited Kingdom
Presented byCharles III
Post-nominalsBEM
MottoFor God and the Empire
StatusCurrently awarded
Established1922–present
1993–2011 Commonwealth but not UK
Last awarded2024 New Year Honours

Ribbon bars: Civil and Military BEM (to 1937)

Ribbon bars: Civil and Military BEM (since 1937)
Precedence
Next (higher)Royal Victorian Medal
Next (lower)King's Police Medal
RelatedOrder of the British Empire
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