Obverse
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Operation Service Medal Sierra Leone
General
Information
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Awarded for service on any of 5 operations in Sierra Leone or the Joint Operational Area which included Senegal.
Awarded for either 14, 21, 30 or 45 days continuous or accumulated service required between certain specified dates on either Op Palliser, Basilica or Silkman. Also awarded to those deployed on Op Maidenly or Op Barras on specified dates.
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Description
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The Obverse bears the crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth, struck in silver and circular in shape.
The reverse bears the Union Flag, surrounded by the inscription ?For Operational Service? and the four major points of the compass, with four Coronets: Royal (top left), Naval (top right), Mural-Army (bottom left), and Astral-Royal Air Force (bottom right), struck in silver and circular in shape.
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| Ribbon
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A broad central red stripe, flanked each side by a stripe of royal blue and one of light blue, to represent the three services, with an outer stripe of green to reflect the landscape of Sierra Leone.
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Clasp
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Replacing
and Claiming Medals
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Service Personnel and Veterans Agency (SPVA)
(Joint Personnel Administration Centre)
MOD Medal Office
Building 250
RAF Innsworth
Gloucester
GL3 1HW
JPAC Enquiry Centre:
Tel: 0141 224 3600
Veterans Freephone: 0800 085 3600
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Web Sites
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A good and efficient Medal service in the UK can be found at the web
site
Raymond D. Holdich International
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