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Medals of the Irish Defence Forces

UNtAES 1996

United Nations transitional Administration for Eastern Slavonia,
Baranja and western Sirmium

mission:
UNTAES was established on 15 January 1996 by Security Council
Resolution 1037 for an initial period of twelve months with both military
and civilian components. The mandate was to supervise and facilitate
the demilitarisation as undertaken by the parties (Government of the
Republic of Croatia and the local Serbian Community), to monitor the
voluntary and safe return of refugees and displaced persons to their
home of origin in cooperation with the United Nations High Commissioner
for Refugees, and to contribute to the maintenance of peace and security
in the region. Upon completion of the task, the mission was terminated in
January 1998.

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 ribbon has a blue background (representing peace), upon which is a
broad red field in the middle bordered by thin white bands representing
United Nations Peace Forces command. Centered to the left is a narrow
light green field (representing forests) and centred to the right is a narrow
yellow field (representing cornfields).

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

RIBBoN

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