Civilian Service Medal (Afghanistan)

The Civilian Service Medal (Afghanistan) is awarded by the British government to civilians (and some members of the UK Armed Forces) to recognise service since 19 November 2001 in the transition to democracy in Afghanistan.

Eligibility

The medal can be awarded to crown servants, whether recruited in the United Kingdom, Afghanistan or elsewhere, under operational control of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), any person holding the office of constable, and contractors, and their employees, directly employed by the British Government to work for, or in support of, any FCO Provisional Reconstruction Team. Those eligible must have served in Afghanistan for 30 days continuously, or 45 days aggregated over a period of one calendar year (provided that the visits are for a minimum of 48 hours each).^[2]

Description

• The Civilian Service Medal (Afghanistan) is circular (36.07 mm in diameter and 4 mm thick), stuck in cupro-nickel with a rhodium plating/coating. It has the Ian Rank Broadley effigy of Queen Elizabeth II with the wording ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA FID DEF on the obverse and an Afghanistan mountain scene with the word Afghanistan written in Latin and Arabic lettering on the reverse. The recipients name is inscribed on the rim.
• The medal ribbon has three vertical bands. The central green stripe represents the green zone and the thin grey stripes signify the shadow of the Hindu Kush.^[3]

Post-nominal letters

The medal carries no rights to the use of post-nominal letters.

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