New Zealand General Service Medal 2002 (Timor-Leste)

New Zealand General Service Medal 2002 (Timor-Leste)

Awarded by New Zealand
Type	Campaign medal
Eligibility	New Zealand Defence Force New Zealand Police
Awarded for	Campaign service.
Campaign	Timor-Leste 2006-
Description	Silver disk, 38mm diameter.
Statistics
Established	2007
Related	East Timor Medal

The New Zealand General Service Medal 2002 (Timor-Leste) is a New Zealand campaign medal for service in Timor-Leste during and after the 2006 East Timorese crisis between 28 April 2006 and 31 December 2012.^[1]

Regulations

The New Zealand General Service Medal (Timor-Leste) was awarded for service within the political boundaries and airspace of Timor-Leste, as well as within a maritime area of 50 nmi (58 mi) around Timor-Leste and Atauro Island. Service must have been for 30 days or 7 sorties during the period from 28 April 2006 to 31 December 2012.^[2]^[1]

Appearance

The New Zealand General Service Medal (Timor-Leste) is circular in shape and is made of silver-plated metal. The obverse of the medal bears the Effigy of the reigning Sovereign. The reverse bears the inscription THE NEW ZEALAND GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL surrounded by a wreath of fern fronds, pohutukawa, and kowhai blossoms, surmounted by a Royal Crown.^[3]

The ribbon of the medal is 32 mm (1.3 in) wide made up of stripes of red, yellow, black, white, black, yellow, and red.^[2]

References

1 2 "The New Zealand General Service Medal 2002 (Timor Leste)". http://medals.nzdf.mil.nz/. New Zealand Defence Force. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
1 2 "New Zealand General Service Medal (Timor-Leste) Regulations 2007". http://medals.nzdf.mil.nz/. New Zealand Defence Force. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
↑ "The New Zealand General Service Medal Royal Warrant". http://medals.nzdf.mil.nz/. New Zealand Defence Force. Retrieved 4 October 2014.

New Zealand campaign medals

19th century	New Zealand Medal

Second Boer War	Queen's South Africa Medal • King's South Africa Medal

World War One	1914–15 Star • British War Medal • Victory Medal Mercantile Marine War Medal •

World War Two	1939–1945 Star • Atlantic Star • Arctic Star • Air Crew Europe Star • Africa Star • Pacific Star • Burma Star • Italy Star • France and Germany Star • Defence Medal • War Medal • New Zealand War Service Medal (1939–45)

General Service	Naval General Service Medal (1915–62) • General Service Medal (1918–62) • General Service Medal (1962–2003) • New Zealand Operational Service Medal (1945–present)

Post-World War II	New Zealand Service Medal 1946–1949 (1946–49) • Korea Medal (1950–53) • Vietnam Medal (1964–73) • Rhodesia Medal (1979-1980) • New Zealand General Service Medal 1992 (Warlike) (1956–1991) • New Zealand General Service Medal 1992 (Non-Warlike) (1954–present) • East Timor Medal (1999–2006)

21st century	NZGSM 2002 (Solomon Islands)(2000–2013) • NZGSM 2002 (Afghanistan) – Primary Operations Area (2001–present) • NZGSM 2002 (Afghanistan) – Secondary Operations Area (2001–present) • NZGSM 2002 (Iraq 2003) (2003–present) • NZGSM 2002 (Timor-Leste) (2006–2012) • NZGSM 2002 (Korea) (2001–present) NZGSM 2002 (Counter-Piracy) (2009–present)

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