The Pingat Pentadbiran Awam (Public Administration Medal) was instituted in Singapore

Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

 in 1963 and has three grades:

• Emas (Gold)
• Perak (Silver)
• Gangsa (Bronze)

The medal may be awarded to any of the following persons for outstanding efficiency, competence and industry:

• any person who is or has been a public officer.
• any person who is or has been an officer employed by any statutory authority (other than a Town Council).
• any person who is or has been in the service of any organisation, association or body rendering services in the field of education.
• any person who is or has been employed in any company which is wholly owned by the Government and which is carrying on business mainly as an agent or instrumentality of the Government.

Recipients are entitled to use the post-nominal letters PPA, and may include the grade in brackets - eg: PPA(E).

The Pingat Pentadbiran Awam (Tentera)

Pingat Pentadbiran Awam (Tentera)

The Pingat Pentadbiran Awam is awarded to members of the Singapore Armed Forces for meritorious service in command or staff positions, and has three grades:* Emas * Perak * Gangsa...

 is the Singapore Armed Forces

Singapore Armed Forces

The Singapore Armed Forces is the military arm of the Total Defence of the Republic of Singapore; as well as the military component of the Ministry of Defence. The SAF comprises three branches: the Singapore Army, the Republic of Singapore Air Force and the Republic of Singapore Navy...

 equivalent award.

Description

• The medal consists of 4 integrated and perforated pentagon
  Pentagon
  In geometry, a pentagon is any five-sided polygon. A pentagon may be simple or self-intersecting. The sum of the internal angles in a simple pentagon is 540°. A pentagram is an example of a self-intersecting pentagon.- Regular pentagons :In a regular pentagon, all sides are equal in length and...
  
  s having, on the obverse side, a four-pointed star upon which is a shield bearing a crescent and 5 stars. Below the shield is a scroll bearing the inscription "PINGAT PENTADBIRAN AWAM".
• The reverse bears the State Arms
  Coat of arms of Singapore
  The coat of arms of Singapore was adopted in 1959, the year Singapore became self-governing within the British Empire. The committee that created it, headed by then Deputy Prime Minister Toh Chin Chye, was also responsible for the national flag and the national anthem...
  
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• The ribbon consists of a red centre band flanked immediately on each side by a white stripe, followed by a grey stripe with a thin red stripe in the centre, then a white band, a thin grey stripe, a thin red stripe and finally, a grey band, in that order.