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Medals of the Irish Defence Forces

MINUCI/oNUCI

United Nations operation In Côte dIvoire
(Mission des Nations Unies en Côte dIvoire) (MINUCI) 2003
(operations des Nations Unies en Côte dIvoire) (oNUCI) 2004

mission:
Having determined that the situation in Côte d’Ivoire constituted a threat
to international peace and security in the region, the Security Council
set up, on 13 May 2003, a political mission - MINUCI - to facilitate the
implementation by the Ivorian parties of an agreement signed by them
(the Linas-Marcoussis Agreement) and to complement the operations
of the peacekeeping force of the Economic Community of West African
States and French troops. On 4 April 2004, MINUCI was replaced by
a UN peacekeeping operation - the United Nations Operation in Côte
d’Ivoire (UNOCI).

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 is UN Blue with orange, white and green centre stripes
to represent the flag of Côte d’Ivoire. The ribbon depicted here is the
one for ONUCI. The MINUCI ribbon is similar but the centre stripes are
thicker.

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

REvERSE

RIBBoN

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