New Zealand General Service Medal 2002 (Timor-Leste)

New Zealand General Service Medal 2002 (Timor-Leste)
New Zealand General Service Medal 2002 (Timor-Leste)
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Type	Campaign medal
Awarded for	Campaign service.
Description	Silver disk, 38mm diameter.
Presented by	New Zealand
Eligibility	New Zealand Defence Force; New Zealand Police
Campaign(s)	Timor-Leste 2006-
Established	2007
Related	East Timor Medal

The New Zealand General Service Medal 2002 (Timor-Leste) is a New Zealand campaign medal for service in Timor-Leste during and after the 2006 East Timorese crisis between 28 April 2006 and 31 December 2012.^[1]

Regulations

The New Zealand General Service Medal (Timor-Leste) was awarded for service within the political boundaries and airspace of Timor-Leste, as well as within a maritime area of 50 nmi (58 mi) around Timor-Leste and Atauro Island. Service must have been for 30 days or 7 sorties during the period from 28 April 2006 to 31 December 2012.^[2]^[1]

Appearance

The New Zealand General Service Medal (Timor-Leste) is circular in shape and is made of silver-plated metal. The obverse of the medal bears the Effigy of the reigning Sovereign. The reverse bears the inscription THE NEW ZEALAND GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL surrounded by a wreath of fern fronds, pohutukawa, and kowhai blossoms, surmounted by a Royal Crown.^[3]

The ribbon of the medal is 32 mm (1.3 in) wide made up of stripes of red, yellow, black, white, black, yellow, and red.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "The New Zealand General Service Medal 2002 (Timor Leste)". medals.nzdf.mil.nz/. New Zealand Defence Force. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
^ ^a ^b "New Zealand General Service Medal (Timor-Leste) Regulations 2007". medals.nzdf.mil.nz/. New Zealand Defence Force. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
^ "The New Zealand General Service Medal Royal Warrant". medals.nzdf.mil.nz/. New Zealand Defence Force. Retrieved 4 October 2014.

[medal-1] "The New Zealand General Service Medal 2002 (Timor Leste)". medals.nzdf.mil.nz/. New Zealand Defence Force. Retrieved 4 October 2014.

[reguations-2] "New Zealand General Service Medal (Timor-Leste) Regulations 2007". medals.nzdf.mil.nz/. New Zealand Defence Force. Retrieved 4 October 2014.

[3] "The New Zealand General Service Medal Royal Warrant". medals.nzdf.mil.nz/. New Zealand Defence Force. Retrieved 4 October 2014.

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