Specimen clasp 'PNG' for Australian Service Medal 1945 - 1975

Places	Oceania: Australia Oceania: New Guinea1, Papua New Guinea
Accession Number	REL31533
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

Description

Specimen clasp 'PNG' for the Australian Service Medal 1945 - 1975.

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 clasp 'PNG' was approved for personnel serving in the Territory of Papua and New Guinea and surrounding islands, between 3 September 1945 and 16 September 1975, when the Territory was granted independence. 14,030 clasps were issued.