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THE NEW ZELAND OPERATIONAL SERVICE MEDAL - A Catalgoue of Decorations and Campaign Medals
Issued By New Zealand To United Nations Forces
For The Korean War 1950 - 1954
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Obverse |
Reverse |
THE NEW ZELAND OPERATIONAL SERVICE MEDAL |
THE NEW ZELAND OPERATIONAL SERVICE MEDAL
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Obverse |
A representation of the New Zealand Coat of Arms |
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Reverse |
A Kiwi facing to the right standing on six lines, and below it the
inscription in 2.5mm high letters “NEW ZEALAND” between two heraldic stars
(mullets), and underneath the whole of which are three wavy lines and the
inscription “FOR OPERATIONAL / SERVICE” on two lines in 2mm high letters. |
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Size |
37mm wide. |
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Suspension |
A straight non-swivelling suspender connected to the top of the medal by a
two legged claw. |
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Composition |
Silver plated base-metal. |
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Designers |
Not known. |
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Naming |
Not known. |
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Ribbon |
32mm wide, with a central black stripe of 2mm, flanked by white 2mm, black
7mm, white 2mm, black 2mm and white 2mm. |
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No. of clasps |
None. |
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Other emblems |
None. |
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No. issued |
Not known, still issued |
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Instituted |
By Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at Saint James’s Court on 23rd July 2002,
to recognise New Zealand military personnel who served in all operations
since the end of the Second World War in September 1945. |
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Qualification |
A person qualifies for the award of the medal if he or she was a member of
the New Zealand Naval Forces, Army, the Royal New Zealand Air Force, the
Defence Forces or the New Zealand Police Force and has been awarded a New
Zealand or a Commonwealth, British, or other non-New Zealand medal for
service in a war, or a warlike or non-warlike (including peacekeeping & the
Rhodesia Medal) operation since the end of the Second World War in September
1945, and that the medal has been approved for wearing as a war or campaign
medal in the official list in which orders, decorations, and medals must be
worn in New Zealand. He or she must have served 7 days or more, continuous
or aggregated, on the posted strength of a unit or formation on land, or in
a ship or craft, or completed 7 sorties or more as aircrew or supernumerary
crew, or served 30 days for official service visits, inspections, or other
occurrences of a temporary nature of duty and that the service was a
qualifying service towards one or more medals listed above. |
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Part of the Red Oblong Network