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United Nations Medals

UNPRofoR 1992

the United Nations Protection force

medal award:
UNPROFOR was established in February 1992 as an interim arrangement
to create the conditions of peace and security required for the negotiation
of an overall settlement of the Yugoslavian crisis. The role of the UN troops
was to ensure that areas designated as “UN Protected Areas” (UNPA)
became and remained demilitarised and that all persons residing in these
areas were protected from fear of armed attack. The force also assisted
the humanitarian agencies of the UN in the return of all displaced persons
who so desired. There were several extensions to this mandate. This
mission was restructured in April 1995, leading to UNCRO, UNPREDEP
and UNPF.

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

ribbon:
The colour combination of the ribbon consists of a background of UN
blue, with a central wide band of red, representing the United Nations
Protected Areas (UNPAs), flanked by thin stripes of the white. On the left
side there is a narrow band of green, representing forests, and on the
right side, a narrow band of brown, representing the mountains.

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

RIBBoN

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