| Location | India |
| Year | 1965 |
| Type | Award medals/Military award |
| Composition | Copper-nickel |
| Weight | 28 g |
| Diameter | 35 mm |
| Thickness | 3.15 mm |
| Shape | Round (Round medal is fitted to a plain horizontal bar with standard fittings) |
| Technique | |
| Orientation | |
| Edge | Smooth with name of recipient inscribed |
| Period | Republic (1950-date) |
| Notice | |
| Reference(s) |
| Obverse description | State emblem of the Republic of India, 22 mm in height, with the words `Satyameva Jayate` in Devnagri script below it. |
| Obverse lettering | सत्यमेव
जयते (Translation: `Truth Alone Triumphs` This is the national motto of India, adopted on 26 January 1950, the day India became a republic.) |
| Obverse script | |
| Reverse description | Embossed in the centre is the rising sun with sprays of laurel below on either side . Above the sun and its rays are embossed the year 1965 and above that along the rim `Raksha Medal` in Devnagri script. |
| Reverse lettering | रक्षा मेडल
1965 (Translation: Defence Medal 1965) |
| Reverse script | |
| Engraver | |
| Mintage | 1965 - - |
| Catalog ID | 9131385830 |
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