Specimen clasp 'RWANDA' for Australian Service Medal 1975 -

Places	Africa: Rwanda Oceania: Australia
Accession Number	REL31520
Collection type	Heraldry
Object type	Medal
Physical description	Nickel Silver (alloy)
Maker	Royal Australian Mint
Place made	Australia
Date made	c 1995
Conflict	Rwanda (UNAMIR), 1993 - 1996

Description

Specimen clasp 'RWANDA' 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 'Rwanda' was approved for personnel having a minimum of 30 days service with UNAMIR (United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda) providing medical assistance or protection for medical units in the country after 29 July 1994. 683 were issued.