UN UNTAG Nambia Miniature MedalUNTAG was established to ensure the early independence of Namibia through free and fair elections under the supervision and control of the United Nations. The Mission was established April 1989 with a mandate for one year and finally closed in March 1990. The centre of the UNTAG ribbon contains five equal stripes in black, yellow, red, green and royal blue, the colours of the five Olympic Rings and representing the five continental regions of the

600 medals were awarded during the First World War together with 5796 first bars

What does the GV version signify

It recognises the extraordinary courage

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presumably this was due to the cost of making individual bars with so many acts of gallantry being performed

The qualifying period has been reduced from 120 days

The 2002 Golden Jubilee Medal

To qualify for the ACSM pre-2011 award

civilian contractors or certain military personnel

It could not be awarded without a clasp

The reverse of the medal can be diamond engraved with service details

This example features the original style suspension as issued although many recipients changed them to ornate silver suspesnions