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The Operational Service Medal (OSM) for the Democratic Republic of Congo is awarded to British Armed Forces personnel who supported Operation Coral in 2003. This operation involved a short-term deployment to Bunia as part of a European Union peacekeeping force under a UN mandate.
The medal is circular and made of silver. The obverse shows the crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II with the inscription “ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA FID DEF”. The reverse features the Union Flag with the inscription “FOR OPERATIONAL SERVICE” and directional points, flanked by service emblems. Recipient details are engraved on the rim. Replicas are marked with the word “COPY”.
The ribbon is light blue with stripes of dark red, navy blue, and green. These colours represent the joint services and the terrain of the region. No clasp is issued with this version of the medal.
The OSM for the Congo recognises the UK’s contribution to international peacekeeping and humanitarian operations. It represents service in dangerous and politically complex environments under multinational command.
SPECIFICATIONS:Every replica medal can be supplied loose or mounted ready to wear. Here's how the options differ, so you can choose the right one.
The medals are fixed to a stiff backing board so they sit flat and stay in line while worn. It's the neatest presentation, and serving members of the Australian Defence Force are required to wear their medals court mounted.
Each medal hangs freely from its ribbon below a top bar. This was the usual style from the Boer War through to World War II, and there are no fixed rules about who can wear it.
Just the ribbons, mounted in order of precedence on a small bar. Ribbon bars are worn on uniform day to day, when full medals would be impractical.
The medal and ribbon come as separate parts, ready for you or your mounter to assemble. Full size medals come with 30cm of ribbon and miniatures with 15cm.
Miniatures are mounted the same way at a smaller scale. They're worn at evening and formal events, generally anything after 6pm such as dinners, where full size medals would be impractical.
Every style comes with a traditional pin or a magnetic fitting. Magnetic mounts hold firmly without putting holes in your jacket or uniform, and are easier to put on and take off, which helps anyone with limited dexterity.
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Ribbon is sold by the centimetre. Choose the length you need:
