Description
Specimen clasp 'KUWAIT' for the Australian Service Medal 1975 - .
Contextual Description
The Australian Service Medal (1975 - ) was established in 1988 and introduced in 1991 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 after February 1975. The ASM cannot be issued without a clasp. The clasp 'Kuwait' was approved for personnel who had a minimum of 60 days service (later reduced to 7 days service) as part of the multinational military deployment in the Persian Gulf between 2 August 1990 and 16 January 1991. 2397 were issued, but this clasp was also available to the Australian Active Service Medal for combat operations between January and February 1991.
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Accession Number
REL31514
Physical Description
Material: Nickel Silver (alloy)
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