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1908:Transnistria
1555:Turkmenistan
1498:Saudi Arabia
1031:South Africa
1016:Sierra Leone
792:(until 1986)
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48:1894 to 1952
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2104:New Zealand
2037:Yugoslavia
1903:Switzerland
1828:Netherlands
1596:British Raj
1508:South Korea
1493:Philippines
1463:North Korea
1036:South Sudan
997: [
749:(1986-2002)
266:World War I
196:(1939–61).
2211:Categories
1823:Montenegro
1803:Luxembourg
1565:Uzbekistan
1540:Tajikistan
1421:Kyrgyzstan
1411:Kazakhstan
1364:East Timor
1327:Bangladesh
1322:Azerbaijan
1026:Somaliland
979:Mozambique
949:The Gambia
887:by country
713:Mapungubwe
462:References
2089:Australia
2063:Republics
1798:Lithuania
1586:Manchukuo
1513:Sri Lanka
1503:Singapore
1488:Palestine
1472:Pakistan
1384:Indonesia
1352:Hong Kong
1272:Venezuela
1225:Nicaragua
1161:Provinces
1136:Argentina
804:Good Hope
771:Good Hope
733:Ikhamanga
170:in 2008.
131:in 1981.
100:in 1970.
98:civilians
2094:Kiribati
1972:Germany
1935:Military
1923:Military
1878:Slovenia
1873:Slovakia
1853:Portugal
1771:Military
1756:Holy See
1739:Military
1702:Military
1679:Bulgaria
1637:Abkhazia
1545:Thailand
1523:Military
1481:Military
1453:Mongolia
1448:Maldives
1436:Malaysia
1377:Military
1342:Cambodia
1331:Military
1255:Military
1230:Paraguay
1218:Military
1183:Dominica
1173:Colombia
1141:Barbados
1120:Americas
1107:Zanzibar
1097:Transkei
1087:Rhodesia
1061:Zimbabwe
1046:Tanzania
939:Ethiopia
934:Eswatini
924:Cameroon
914:Botswana
481:Archived
420:See also
412:and the
346:and the
283:was the
2078:Oceania
2041:Kingdom
1918:Ukraine
1858:Romania
1813:Moldova
1766:Ireland
1761:Hungary
1734:Germany
1729:Georgia
1719:Finland
1714:Estonia
1709:Denmark
1684:Croatia
1662:Belgium
1657:Belarus
1652:Austria
1647:Andorra
1642:Albania
1570:Vietnam
1458:Myanmar
1426:Lebanon
1317:Artsakh
1312:Armenia
1267:Uruguay
1208:Jamaica
1198:Grenada
1193:Ecuador
1146:Bolivia
1021:Somalia
1011:Senegal
989:Nigeria
984:Namibia
974:Morocco
964:Lesotho
919:Burundi
904:Algeria
728:Luthuli
706:(2002-)
247:British
2150:Hawaii
2143:Former
2134:Tuvalu
1976:Empire
1946:Former
1913:Turkey
1898:Sweden
1868:Serbia
1863:Russia
1848:Poland
1843:Norway
1818:Monaco
1788:Latvia
1783:Kosovo
1751:Greece
1744:States
1724:France
1689:Cyprus
1621:Europe
1579:Former
1550:Turkey
1535:Taiwan
1528:Police
1441:States
1416:Kuwait
1394:Israel
1368:India
1337:Brunei
1281:Former
1260:Police
1213:Mexico
1203:Guyana
1156:Canada
1151:Brazil
1082:Ciskei
1070:Former
1056:Zambia
1051:Uganda
1006:Rwanda
969:Malawi
909:Angola
893:Africa
885:medals
881:Orders
718:Baobab
297:Angola
82:police
2159:Other
2129:Tonga
2119:Samoa
1883:Spain
1808:Malta
1778:Italy
1697:Civil
1518:Civil
1476:Civil
1399:Japan
1372:Civil
1357:Macau
1347:China
1250:Civil
1168:Chile
1102:Venda
1041:Sudan
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959:Kenya
954:Ghana
944:Egypt
738:Mendi
2109:Niue
2099:Fiji
1991:East
1986:Nazi
1468:Oman
1431:Laos
1389:Iran
1301:Asia
1235:Peru
1178:Cuba
310:and
295:and
268:and
187:The
123:and
107:New
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