The Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang (Distinguished Service Order) was instituted in 1968. It is awarded to any person who has performed within 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...

 any act or series of acts constituting distinguished conduct. In special circumstances, the order may be awarded to any person who has performed outside Singapore any act or series of acts constituting distinguished conduct.

The medal of the Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang is worn as a neck decoration pendant from a ribbon.
Recipients are entitled to use the post-nominal letters DUBC.

The Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang (Tentera)

Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang (Tentera)

The Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang is awarded to members of the Singapore Armed Forces for exceptionally distinguished service or merit in senior command or staff positions....

 is the military equivalent award.

Description

• The obverse of the medal consists of a bronze enamelled circle depressed inwards on a 4 opposite points with the words "DARJAH UTAMA BAKTI CEMERLANG" in letters of gold inscribed thereon. A laurel wreath
  Laurel wreath
  A laurel wreath is a circular wreath made of interlocking branches and leaves of the bay laurel , an aromatic broadleaf evergreen. In Greek mythology, Apollo is represented wearing a laurel wreath on his head...
  
   in green enamel surrounds the circle. In the centre of the circle is a red shield on a white enamelled background bearing a crescent and 5 stars with a scroll below carrying the inscription "MAJULAH SINGAPURA".
• 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 on each side by a white stripe with a narrow stripe followed by a red band and a white band, in that order.