Samiksha Jaiswal (Editor)

Civilian Service Medal (Afghanistan)

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Post-nominals
  
None

Clasps
  
None

Eligibility
  
FCO civilian personnel, British forces

Awarded for
  
30 days continuous service, or 45 days aggregate service over a period of one calendar year, within the geographic area of Afghanistan, since 19 November 2001

Description
  
Cupro-nickel, 36 mm diameter

The Civilian Service Medal (Afghanistan) is awarded by the British government to civilians (and some members of the UK Armed Forces) to recognise service since 19 November 2001 in the transition to democracy in Afghanistan.

Contents

Eligibility

The medal can be awarded to crown servants, whether recruited in the United Kingdom, Afghanistan or elsewhere, under operational control of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), any person holding the office of constable, and contractors, and their employees, directly employed by the British Government to work for, or in support of, any FCO Provisional Reconstruction Team. Those eligible must have served in Afghanistan for 30 days continuously, or 45 days aggregated over a period of one calendar year (provided that the visits are for a minimum of 48 hours each).

Description

  • The Civilian Service Medal (Afghanistan) is circular (36.07 mm in diameter and 4 mm thick), stuck in cupro-nickel with a rhodium plating/coating. It has the Ian Rank Broadley effigy of Queen Elizabeth II with the wording ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA FID DEF on the obverse and an Afghanistan mountain scene with the word Afghanistan written in Latin and Arabic lettering on the reverse. The recipients name is inscribed on the rim.
  • The medal ribbon has three vertical bands. The central green stripe represents the green zone and the thin grey stripes signify the shadow of the Hindu Kush.
  • Post-nominal letters

    The medal carries no rights to the use of post-nominal letters.

    References

    Civilian Service Medal (Afghanistan) Wikipedia


    Similar Topics