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New Zealand Special Service Medal

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279:. It recognizes a minimum of 7 days service from 26 December 2004 to 28 February 2005, or a minimum of 14 days from 26 December 2004 to 26 December 2005. Qualifying service is relief, recovery and reconstruction in affected countries. Countries affected where New Zealand citizens served were Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Myanmar, Seychelles, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Tanzania and Thailand. 42: 212:
The NZSSM (Nuclear Testing) is a retrospective award, established 24 July 2002, presented to personnel who were part of a New Zealand Government presence at atmospheric nuclear tests in the 1950s and one in 1973. The tests recognized by this medal were at:
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The ribbon of this medal has eleven vertical stripes of equal width in of red, white, blue, orange, green, yellow, green, orange, blue, white, and red. These colors are representative of the national flags of the countries affected by the tsunami.
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Special services under Regulations that the Governor-General of New Zealand, acting on the advice of the Prime Minister or a Minister of the Crown acting for the Prime Minister, may determine.
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The ribbon of this medal has black, white, red and crimson stripes at the left side with an orange center stripe and crimson, red, white and black stripes at the right side.
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The medal is suspended from a ribbon is 32 mm wide. The ribbon design varies based on the conditions under which the medal is awarded.
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The ribbon of the medal is seven vertical stripes in dark blue, light blue, white, black, white, light blue, and dark blue.
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on 23 July 2002. The medal serves to recognize military service that would not otherwise be recognized by a
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The NZSSM (Asian Tsunami) was established on 22 December 2005 to recognize service in the aftermath of the
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The NZSSM (Erebus) was established November 2006 to recognize service in the aftermath of the crash of
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Roy Sefton, New Zealand Nuclear Test Veterans Association (18 March 2018).
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New Zealand Special Service Medal (Nuclear Testing) ribbon bar
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New Zealand Special Service Medal (Asian Tsunami) ribbon bar
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The circular medal is made of gold plated base-metal. The
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New Zealand Special Service Medal (Erebus) ribbon bar
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New Zealand Special Service Medal (Nuclear Testing)
250:, on 22 July, and 28 July 1973 when the frigates, 271:New Zealand Special Service Medal (Asian Tsunami) 448:MEDALS AWARDED TO NEW ZEALAND MILITARY PERSONNEL 417:MEDALS AWARDED TO NEW ZEALAND MILITARY PERSONNEL 386:MEDALS AWARDED TO NEW ZEALAND MILITARY PERSONNEL 537:"(1945-1975) French Nuclear Testing at Mururoa" 293:Mount Erebus disaster § Operation Overdue 8: 479: 477: 475: 473: 471: 469: 467: 465: 444:"New Zealand Special Service Medal (Erebus)" 152:(NZSSM) was established by royal warrant by 263:were sent to observe French nuclear testing 512:B.N.T.V.A. The Charity for Atomic Veterans 287:New Zealand Special Service Medal (Erebus) 31: 592:. New Zealand Defence Force. 28 June 2007 487:. New Zealand Defence Force. 28 June 2007 407: 405: 403: 376: 374: 372: 357:. New Zealand Defence Force. 28 June 2007 349: 347: 345: 438: 436: 434: 277:2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami 341: 330:New Zealand Honours Order of Precedence 315:Auckland University School of Medicine 226:, on 15 May, 31 May, and 19 June 1957 7: 568:Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand 25: 150:New Zealand Special Service Medal 35:New Zealand Special Service Medal 106: 98: 90: 46:Obverse and reverse of the medal 40: 561:Gerald Hensley (20 June 2012). 1: 618:New Zealand campaign medals 450:. New Zealand Defence Force 419:. New Zealand Defence Force 388:. New Zealand Defence Force 130:New Zealand campaign medals 634: 299:Air New Zealand Flight 901 290: 218:Maralinga, South Australia 116: 89: 39: 178:New Zealand Coat of Arms 541:Torpedo Bay Navy Museum 313:; or the mortuary at 238:, on 1 September 1957 158:Queen of New Zealand 132:(In order of award) 126:Next (higher) 244:, on 18 July 1958 146: 145: 137:Next (lower) 81:Currently awarded 16:(Redirected from 625: 602: 601: 599: 597: 586: 580: 579: 577: 575: 558: 552: 551: 549: 547: 533: 527: 526: 524: 522: 503: 497: 496: 494: 492: 481: 460: 459: 457: 455: 440: 429: 428: 426: 424: 409: 398: 397: 395: 393: 378: 367: 366: 364: 362: 351: 236:Nevada Test Site 230:Christmas Island 110: 102: 94: 44: 32: 21: 633: 632: 628: 627: 626: 624: 623: 622: 608: 607: 606: 605: 595: 593: 588: 587: 583: 573: 571: 560: 559: 555: 545: 543: 535: 534: 530: 520: 518: 505: 504: 500: 490: 488: 483: 482: 463: 453: 451: 442: 441: 432: 422: 420: 411: 410: 401: 391: 389: 380: 379: 370: 360: 358: 353: 352: 343: 338: 326: 311:McMurdo Station 295: 289: 273: 210: 205: 194:Mount Cook Lily 170: 111: 105: 103: 97: 95: 47: 30: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 631: 629: 621: 620: 610: 609: 604: 603: 581: 553: 528: 498: 461: 430: 399: 368: 340: 339: 337: 334: 333: 332: 325: 322: 288: 285: 272: 269: 265: 264: 245: 242:Enewetak Atoll 239: 233: 227: 221: 209: 206: 204: 201: 169: 166: 162:Campaign medal 144: 143: 138: 134: 133: 127: 123: 122: 118: 117: 114: 113: 87: 86: 83: 82: 79: 75: 74: 71: 67: 66: 63: 59: 58: 53: 49: 48: 45: 37: 36: 28: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 630: 619: 616: 615: 613: 591: 585: 582: 570: 569: 564: 557: 554: 542: 538: 532: 529: 517: 513: 509: 502: 499: 486: 480: 478: 476: 474: 472: 470: 468: 466: 462: 449: 445: 439: 437: 435: 431: 418: 414: 408: 406: 404: 400: 387: 383: 377: 375: 373: 369: 356: 350: 348: 346: 342: 335: 331: 328: 327: 323: 321: 318: 316: 312: 308: 304: 300: 294: 286: 284: 280: 278: 270: 268: 262: 261: 256: 255: 249: 246: 243: 240: 237: 234: 231: 228: 225: 224:Malden Island 222: 219: 216: 215: 214: 207: 202: 200: 197: 195: 191: 187: 183: 179: 175: 167: 165: 163: 159: 155: 151: 142: 139: 135: 131: 128: 124: 119: 115: 109: 101: 93: 88: 84: 80: 76: 72: 68: 64: 60: 57: 56:Service medal 54: 50: 43: 38: 33: 27: 19: 596:12 September 594:. Retrieved 584: 572:. Retrieved 566: 556: 544:. Retrieved 531: 519:. Retrieved 511: 501: 491:12 September 489:. Retrieved 454:12 September 452:. Retrieved 447: 423:12 September 421:. Retrieved 416: 392:12 September 390:. Retrieved 385: 361:12 September 359:. Retrieved 319: 303:Mount Erebus 296: 281: 274: 266: 258: 253: 211: 198: 176:depicts the 171: 154:Elizabeth II 149: 147: 26: 307:Ross Island 168:Description 141:Polar Medal 70:Eligibility 65:New Zealand 336:References 291:See also: 254:Canterbury 182:Pōhutukawa 121:Precedence 612:Category 516:Facebook 324:See also 203:Criteria 574:15 June 546:15 June 521:15 June 248:Moruroa 174:obverse 62:Country 252:HMNZS 192:, and 190:Kōwhai 186:Mānuka 78:Status 260:Otago 29:Award 598:2011 576:2019 548:2019 523:2019 493:2011 456:2011 425:2011 394:2011 363:2011 257:and 148:The 52:Type 301:on 614:: 565:. 539:. 514:. 510:. 464:^ 446:. 433:^ 415:. 402:^ 384:. 371:^ 344:^ 317:. 305:, 188:, 184:, 164:. 156:, 600:. 578:. 550:. 525:. 495:. 458:. 427:. 396:. 365:. 20:)

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New Zealand Special Service Medal (Nuclear Testing)

Service medal



New Zealand campaign medals
Polar Medal
Elizabeth II
Queen of New Zealand
Campaign medal
obverse
New Zealand Coat of Arms
Pōhutukawa
Mānuka
Kōwhai
Mount Cook Lily
Maralinga, South Australia
Malden Island
Christmas Island
Nevada Test Site
Enewetak Atoll
Moruroa
HMNZS Canterbury
Otago
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
Mount Erebus disaster § Operation Overdue
Air New Zealand Flight 901
Mount Erebus
Ross Island

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