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United Nations Mandated Medals

ICfY

International Conference on the former Yugoslavia

mission:
In the summer of 1994, Yugoslavian President Milosevic tried to use
a political gesture to achieve a relaxation of the international embargo
against his country. He closed the border between the Federal Republic
of Yugoslavia (FRY) and the unmanageable ‘Bosnian Serb Republic’.
The contact group for the former Yugoslavia demanded, however, that
international observers be allowed to control the border. On 17 September,
1994, FRY agreed to a non-uniformed observer mission: the International
Conference on Former Yugoslavia mission (ICFY). All the observers were
granted diplomatic status.
The UN Security Council mandated the observer mission along the Serb-
Bosnian border in resolution 943 of 23 September 1994.

medal:
The medals are silver alloy and round in form. The design on the obverse
consists of the wording International Confidence on the Former Yugoslavia
around the edge and fifteen raised stars in the inner edge and with the
United Nations Emblem in the centre. The reverse carries a mountain
and the wording OBSERVER MISSION below.
oBvERSE
ribbon:
The medal is suspended from a ribbon 5 cms in length. The colour of the
ribbon Is a centre orange stripe flanked by two narrow grey stripes and
two narrow white stripes flanked on either side by red edges.

Eligibility:
Medals are awarded to members of the Permanent Defence Forces who
have the required qualifying service which is thirty (30) days accumulated
satisfactory service in the theatre of operations.

REvERSE Posthumous awards:
The qualifying service is not required for members killed or presumed
killed while on EC assignment. In such cases, the medal is awarded
posthumously.

RIBBoN

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