The Common Security and Defence Policy Service Medal (named the European Security and Defence Policy Service Medal prior to 2009) is an international military decoration awarded to individuals, both military and civilian, who have served with CSDP missions. Since the 1990s the European Union has taken a greater role in military missions both in Europe and abroad. These actions were taken under the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), which is implemented by the European Union Military Staff, a department of the EU. To recognize service in these missions the EU authorized the creation of a medal with a common obverse and reverse, to which clasps featuring the missions' name are attached to the ribbon bar.[4]
The medal is 36 mm (1½") in diameter, made of a silver colored metal. All versions share a common design. The obverse of the medal is plain except for a circle of twelve five pointed stars around the outside edge of the medal. The reverse contains the Latin phrase, Pro Pace Unum, meaning "United for Peace".[4] The words are arranged in three lines one word above the other in the center of the medal. The medal is suspended from a 36 mm (1½") ribbon in EU blue with either a wide gold center stripe for headquarters and combat forces, or a wide white stripe for planning and support. Each operation is identified with a different clasp with the name of the operation worn on the ribbon of the medal. A miniature version is worn on the ribbon bar, when medals are not worn.
Ribbons and claspsedit
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EU operations in Kosovo (including combined EU Election Observation Missions, European Commission and some early EULEX Kosovo awards), 9 December 2008 –
Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX Kosovo), 9 December 2008 –
European Union Somalia Training Mission (EUTM Somalia), in Uganda, May 2010 –
European Union Regional Maritime Capacity Building for the Horn of Africa and the Western Indian Ocean (EUCAP NESTOR), 16 July 2012 –
^"Besluit draagvolgorde onderscheidingen". Staatscourant van het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden (in Dutch). Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
^. New Zealand Defence Force. 23 June 2011. Archived from the original on 25 February 2009. Retrieved 2011-07-05.
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The Common Security and Defence Policy Service Medal named the European Security and Defence Policy Service Medal prior to 2009 is an international military decoration awarded to individuals both military and civilian who have served with CSDP missions Since the 1990s the European Union has taken a greater role in military missions both in Europe and abroad These actions were taken under the Common Security and Defence Policy CSDP which is implemented by the European Union Military Staff a department of the EU To recognize service in these missions the EU authorized the creation of a medal with a common obverse and reverse to which clasps featuring the missions name are attached to the ribbon bar 4 Common Security and Defence Policy Service MedalCommon obverse and reverse of the medalTypeService MedalAwarded forAt least 30 days of service for each missionPresented by European UnionEligibilityCivilian and military members of CSDP missionsMottoPro Pace Unum Together For Peace StatusCurrently awardedEstablished1 January 2003 1 First awarded2004CSDP ALTHEA Operations medal ribbon bar CSDP ALTHEA Staff medal ribbon bar 2 CSDP EUTM Mali Medal for Extraordinary Meritorious Service 3 PrecedenceNext higher Varies by countryNext lower Varies by countryCSDP service medal of Operation Sophia Contents 1 Appearance 2 Ribbons and clasps 3 Precedence 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksAppearance editThe medal is 36 mm 1 in diameter made of a silver colored metal All versions share a common design The obverse of the medal is plain except for a circle of twelve five pointed stars around the outside edge of the medal The reverse contains the Latin phrase Pro Pace Unum meaning United for Peace 4 The words are arranged in three lines one word above the other in the center of the medal The medal is suspended from a 36 mm 1 ribbon in EU blue with either a wide gold center stripe for headquarters and combat forces or a wide white stripe for planning and support Each operation is identified with a different clasp with the name of the operation worn on the ribbon of the medal A miniature version is worn on the ribbon bar when medals are not worn Ribbons and clasps editThis article is missing information about the end dates of various completed missions Please expand the article to include this information Further details may exist on the talk page August 2022 nbsp Police Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina EUPM 1 January 2003 nbsp EUFOR Concordia 31 March 2003 15 December 2003 nbsp Operation Artemis 12 June 2003 1 September 2003 nbsp EUPOL Proxima in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 15 December 2003 14 December 2005 5 nbsp EUFOR Althea 2 December 2004 nbsp Reform Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo EUSEC RD Congo 8 June 2005 2016 nbsp AMIS EU Supporting Action 18 July 2005 31 December 2007 nbsp Border Assistance Mission for the Rafah Crossing Point EUBAM Rafah 25 November 2005 nbsp Coordinating Office for Palestinian Police Support EUPOL COPPS 1 January 2006 nbsp EUFOR RD Congo 12 June 2006 30 November 2006 nbsp Police Mission to Afghanistan EUPOL Afghanistan 15 June 2007 31 December 2016 nbsp Bridging Operation in Chad and the Central African Republic EUFOR Tchad RCA 17 March 2008 15 March 2009 nbsp European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia EUMM Georgia October 2008 nbsp EU Naval Operation Atalanta 5 November 2008 nbsp EU operations in Kosovo including combined EU Election Observation Missions European Commission and some early EULEX Kosovo awards 9 December 2008 nbsp Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo EULEX Kosovo 9 December 2008 nbsp nbsp European Union Somalia Training Mission EUTM Somalia in Uganda May 2010 nbsp European Union Regional Maritime Capacity Building for the Horn of Africa and the Western Indian Ocean EUCAP NESTOR 16 July 2012 nbsp EUTM Mali January 2013 nbsp European Union Aviation Security Mission in South Sudan EUAVSEC SOUTH SUDAN February 2013 January 2014 nbsp EUFOR RCA April 2014 2015 nbsp EUAM Ukraine December 2014 present nbsp EUMAM RCA March 2015 July 2016 nbsp EUNAVFOR Med Operation Sophia April 2015 March 2020 nbsp EUTM RCA July 2016 nbsp EUAM Iraq October 2017 present nbsp EUNAVFOR Med Operation Irini March 2020 present nbsp EUMAM Ukraine October 2022 present nbsp EUM Armenia January 2023 presentPrecedence editSome orders of precedence are as follows Country Preceding Following nbsp CanadaOrder of precedence 6 International Force East Timor Medal Polar Medal nbsp IrelandOrder of seniority 7 European Union Monitoring Mission Medal International Conference on the Former Yugoslavia Medal nbsp SpainOrder of precedence 8 Western European Union Medal UNAVEM Medal nbsp The NetherlandsOrder of precedence 9 European Community Monitor Mission Medal Baltic Air Policing Medal nbsp New ZealandOrder of precedence 10 NATO Medal for the Non Article 5 ISAF Operation in Afghanistan New Zealand General Service Medal 2002 Timor Leste nbsp United KingdomOrder of precedence 2 Western European Union Medal Commonwealth realms orders and decorationsSee also editEuropean Community Monitor Mission Medal Western European Union Mission Service Medal International decorationReferences edit European Security and Defence Policy Service Medal ESDP National Defence and the Canadian Forces 2008 04 29 Archived from the original on 2011 11 16 Retrieved 2011 07 05 a b HONOURS AND AWARDS IN THE ARMED FORCES PDF JSP 761 Ministry of Defence 8A 10 May 2008 Archived from the original PDF on 2020 08 02 Retrieved 2011 07 05 EU honours Czech soldier with highest award Ministry of Defence amp Armed Forces of the Czech Republic Retrieved 21 August 2017 a b McCreery Christopher 2005 The Canadian honours system The Dundurn Group pp 246 ISBN 1 55002 554 6 EUPOL Proxima FYROM EU Commons Security and Defence Policy Archived from the original on 2013 02 13 Retrieved 2011 07 29 European Security and Defence Policy Service Medal Order Statutory Instrument 2004 162 Department of Justice Canada 2004 12 29 Archived from the original on 2012 03 23 Retrieved 2011 07 05 Medals of the Irish Defence Forces PDF Irish Defence Forces October 2010 p 99 Retrieved 5 October 2013 Barrio Antonio Prieto 2011 06 05 Spanish Ribbon Chart Colecciones Militares Retrieved 2011 07 05 Besluit draagvolgorde onderscheidingen Staatscourant van het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden in Dutch Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties 18 October 2017 Retrieved 23 March 2023 THE WEARING OF MEDALS IN NEW ZEALAND TABLE A GUIDE TO THE CORRECT ORDER OF WEAR New Zealand Defence Force 23 June 2011 Archived from the original on 25 February 2009 Retrieved 2011 07 05 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ribbon bars of the European Union O Loghlen John Spring 2017 First award of CSDP Medal for Extraordinary Meritorious Service PDF Impetus 23 21 Retrieved 21 August 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Common Security and Defence Policy Service Medal 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