Iraq Medal | |
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Type | Campaign medal |
Awarded for | Campaign service |
Description | Cupro-nickel disc, 36mm diameter |
Presented by | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
Eligibility | British forces |
Campaign(s) | Iraq 2003-2011 |
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Established | 23 February 2004 |
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The Iraq Medal was authorised on 23 February 2004. It was a campaign medal issued to members of the British Armed Forces and certain attached personnel, who served between 20 January 2003 and 22 May 2011 on, or in support of, Operation Telic - the designation for British operations during the 2003 Invasion of Iraq and its aftermath.