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Medals of the Irish Defence Forces

UNtAG 1989

United Nations transitional Assistance Group

mission:
UNTAG 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 closed in March 1990.

medal:
Medal obverse
The medal bears a map of the world, bronze in colour, surrounded by olive
branches and bearing the letters UN on the top inscribed in bas-relief.

Medal Reverse
The medal reverse contains the expression IN THE SERVICE OF
PEACE inscribed in bas-relief.

ribbon:
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
oBvERSE
and representing the five continental regions of the world, all of which
were represented in either the military or civilian police components of
UNTAG. The centre is flanked by equal bars of a buff or sand colour to
represent the Kalahari and Namib deserts with equal bands of UN blue
appearing at each end.

Qualification:
Qualifying period of 90 days of service in the mission area.

REvERSE

RIBBoN

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