| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | REL31526 |
| Collection type | Heraldry |
| Object type | Medal |
| Physical description | Nickel Silver (alloy) |
| Maker |
Royal Australian Mint |
| Place made | Australia |
| Date made | c 1995 |
| Conflict |
Period 1950-1959 Period 1970-1979 Period 1960-1969 Period 1940-1949 |
Specimen Australian Service Medal 1945 - 1975
Description
Australian Service Medal 1945 - 1975. Pantograph engraved on reverse with the word 'SPECIMEN'.
History / Summary
The Australian Service Medal (1945 - 1975) was established in 1995 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 between 3 September 1945 and 16 September 1975. The ASM cannot be issued without a clasp. The clasps issued to 2003 include: 'Berlin', 'FESR', 'Germany', 'Indonesia', 'Japan', 'Kashmir', 'Korea', 'Middle East', 'PNG', 'S E Asia', 'S W Pacific', 'Special Ops', 'Thailand' and 'W New Guinea'.
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