Specimen clasp 'KASHMIR' for Australian Service Medal 1975 -

Places	Asia: India Asia: Kashmir Asia: Pakistan Oceania: Australia
Accession Number	REL31512
Collection type	Heraldry
Object type	Medal
Physical description	Nickel Silver (alloy)
Maker	Royal Australian Mint
Place made	Australia
Date made	c 1991
Conflict	Period 2000-2009 Period 1970-1979 Period 1990-1999 Period 1980-1989

Description

Specimen clasp 'KASHMIR' for the Australian Service Medal 1975 - .

History / Summary

The Australian Service Medal (1975 - ) was established in 1988 and introduced in 1991 to recognise service by Australian forces in peacekeeping and/or non-warlike operations not already being recognised by the award of an individual campaign medal. Operations considered for inclusion must have taken place after February 1975. The ASM cannot be issued without a clasp. The clasp 'Kashmir' was approved for personnel having a minimum of 90 days service with UNMOGIP (United Nations Military Observers Group India / Pakistan) after 14 February 1975 supervising the ceasefire on the Indian-Pakistani border between Jammu and Kashmir. 94 have been issued.