The Param Vir Chakra (PVC) is awarded to officers and enlisted personnel of all military branches for the highest degree of valour and self-sacrifice in the presence of the enemy and may be awarded posthumously.
The PVC is a post-Independent equivalent of the Victoria Cross (VC). The medal is a circular bronze disc with a 1-3/8 inch diameter. in the center, on a raised circle, is the state emblem surroundingg which are four replicas of Indra's Vajra.
The decoration is suspended from a straight swiveling suspension bar.
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