Australian Commendations and Citations

Australian Commendations are awards of recognition which applies to all Defence personnel. The Scheme provides a means to formally recognise outstanding/exceptional achievement, or specific acts of bravery for which awards from within the Australian Honours System are not an appropriate medium of recognition. The circumstances attracting the award of a commendation may relate to an isolated instance or to a series of instances over a period of time.
Description.
Commendations come in three grades (Gold, Silver & Bronze) of which Gold is the highest and Bronze is the lowest.