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United Nations Medals

oNUSAL 1991

United Nations observer Mission In El Salvador
(Spanish acronym, observadores de las Naciones Unidas en El Salvador)

mission:
This Mission was established on 20 May 1991 to monitor all agreements
between the government of El Salvador and Frente Farabundo Marti
para la Liberacion Nacional (FMLN), including a ceasefire and related
measures, reform and reduction of the armed forces, creation of a new
police force, reform of the judicial and electoral systems, human rights,
land tenure and other social and economic issues. The mission was
terminated in April 1995.

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.

oBvERSE
ribbon:
The medal Ribbon has five equal bars, the centre being white, flanked
by dark blue, and, at either end, by UN blue. The dark blue and white
represent the national flag of El Salvador.

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

REvERSE

RIBBoN

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