819:
507:
1611:
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1424:
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1624:
1436:
1388:
1233:
1209:
1091:
676:
457:
444:
1078:
949:
1484:
1186:
1174:
1162:
1052:
741:
1150:
1221:
1497:
858:
1650:
975:
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1114:
1039:
1400:
1352:
1292:
806:
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624:
611:
598:
585:
572:
533:
728:
520:
1001:
1412:
1559:
1522:
754:
559:
1572:
715:
494:
936:
871:
767:
1509:
1138:
793:
650:
1268:
1676:
1256:
988:
1304:
1280:
1585:
1364:
1340:
1328:
1013:
546:
1376:
1663:
1637:
1316:
1126:
923:
702:
689:
663:
637:
1535:
1065:
910:
832:
1598:
1471:
1689:
32:
270:
Awarded for the period 19 March 2003 to 1 October 2013. Eligibility required 40 days continuous service, or 40 days on working visits within Iraq, aggregated over a period of one calendar year, provided that the visits were for a minimum of 48 hours
258:
Contractors and their employees directly employed by HMG on a full-time basis to work for, or in support of the CPA, BOB or
British Embassy (including their Regional Offices), or to work alongside coalition/multinational forces in Iraq for
140:
173:. It was awarded to civilian public servants, contractors and consultants, and to members of the Armed Forces working with British Government Departments, who were either appointed, deployed or employed by
1588:
207:
On the reverse are cuneiform symbols which can be roughly translated as “land bringing forth life”, with the stylised depiction of two rivers, based on a relief carving from
1720:
246:
71:
274:
There was no minimum qualifying period for those killed, wounded or disabled during service, or where a recipient received a
British honour or decoration.
418:
262:
Any
Foreign and Commonwealth nationals who qualify under the above provisions. Locally employed civilians were not eligible for the medal.
1562:
1575:
358:
1666:
601:
241:
Civilian Public
Servants and those who hold the office of Constable, appointed by HMG to serve in Iraq with, or in support of, the
1451:
822:
1640:
1439:
411:
306:
1627:
1236:
1212:
1094:
887:
796:
679:
447:
307:
Foreign & Commonwealth Office announcement that medal to be decommissioned, 1 July 2013. Access date: 2 May 2018
1715:
1391:
404:
221:
The 32 mm wide ribbon is sand-coloured with a broad green central stripe and narrow blue stripes towards each edge.
242:
170:
1367:
1165:
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588:
473:
1427:
965:
952:
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1081:
1055:
1042:
744:
1601:
1153:
386:
231:
174:
157:
874:
783:
536:
818:
326:
506:
252:
Civilian Public
Servants deployed by HMG to work alongside coalition/multinational forces in Iraq.
1610:
1379:
1355:
861:
427:
139:
75:
883:
1004:
939:
809:
731:
562:
1447:
1423:
230:
The Iraq
Reconstruction Service Medal was not awarded for service that also qualified for the
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653:
391:
330:
844:
1525:
1403:
1295:
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757:
469:
8:
1692:
1415:
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497:
1435:
1077:
1679:
1623:
1487:
1387:
1259:
1232:
1208:
1090:
675:
456:
443:
1141:
575:
197:
948:
234:, although both medals could be awarded for different periods and types of service.
31:
1185:
1173:
1161:
1129:
1051:
740:
460:
1649:
1149:
896:
1496:
1483:
1220:
1113:
991:
857:
510:
1399:
1291:
974:
961:
805:
623:
610:
597:
584:
571:
1512:
1038:
770:
523:
212:
98:
45:
1351:
1709:
1411:
1271:
1016:
727:
549:
519:
1000:
779:
532:
1558:
1521:
1319:
926:
753:
705:
692:
666:
640:
627:
614:
558:
201:
1571:
714:
493:
396:
1474:
1307:
1283:
1267:
1068:
935:
913:
870:
835:
766:
255:
Members of the Armed Forces, working with or seconded to HMG Departments.
208:
1675:
1508:
1255:
1137:
792:
649:
1538:
1343:
1331:
1303:
1279:
186:
1339:
1327:
987:
1662:
1636:
1375:
1125:
1117:
1584:
1534:
1363:
1012:
545:
1315:
922:
701:
688:
662:
636:
1064:
909:
831:
193:
It is circular, of rhodium plated cupro-nickel, 36 mm in diameter.
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347:. p. 206. Published by Token Publishing Ltd. Honiton, Devon.
1688:
1470:
359:"JSP 761: Honours and Awards in the Armed Forces, V5.0 Oct 16"
249:(BOB) or British Embassy (including their Regional Offices).
204:, with the legend "ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA FID.DEF.".
177:(HMG) to work in Iraq, and who had served at least 40 days.
218:
The recipient's name is inscribed on rim of the medal.
85:
1721:Civil awards and decorations of the United Kingdom
364:. Ministry of Defence. October 2016. p. 8A-11
1707:
169:was a British service medal distributed by the
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412:
426:
419:
405:
333:, January 2007, accessed 28 December 2010.
602:Medal for the Defence of Kelat-I-Ghilzie
823:Cape of Good Hope General Service Medal
1708:
400:
327:The Iraq Reconstruction Service Medal
322:
320:
318:
316:
314:
302:
300:
298:
1628:Civilian Service Medal (Afghanistan)
1589:OSM for Democratic Republic of Congo
13:
1237:India General Service Medal (1936)
1213:Naval General Service Medal (1915)
1095:India General Service Medal (1909)
888:British South Africa Company Medal
311:
295:
284:There are no clasps for this medal
14:
1732:
1615:Iraq Reconstruction Service Medal
167:Iraq Reconstruction Service Medal
25:Iraq Reconstruction Service Medal
1687:
1674:
1661:
1648:
1635:
1622:
1609:
1596:
1583:
1570:
1557:
1533:
1520:
1507:
1495:
1482:
1469:
1446:
1434:
1422:
1410:
1398:
1392:Canadian Volunteer Service Medal
1386:
1374:
1362:
1350:
1338:
1326:
1314:
1302:
1290:
1278:
1266:
1254:
1231:
1219:
1207:
1184:
1172:
1160:
1148:
1136:
1124:
1112:
1089:
1076:
1063:
1050:
1037:
1011:
999:
986:
973:
960:
947:
934:
921:
908:
895:
882:
869:
856:
843:
830:
817:
804:
791:
778:
765:
752:
739:
726:
713:
700:
687:
674:
661:
648:
635:
622:
609:
596:
583:
570:
557:
544:
531:
518:
505:
492:
468:
455:
442:
138:
36:Obverse and reverse of the medal
30:
1452:Southern Rhodesia Service Medal
511:Army Gold Cross/Army Gold Medal
243:Coalition Provisional Authority
171:Foreign and Commonwealth Office
1166:Victory Medal (United Kingdom)
589:Candahar, Ghuznee, Cabul Medal
474:Military General Service Medal
351:
336:
232:Iraq military (campaign) Medal
180:
1:
1428:New Zealand War Service Medal
953:East and Central Africa Medal
288:
225:
1654:General Service Medal (2008)
1501:General Service Medal (1962)
1225:General Service Medal (1918)
1178:Victory Medal (South Africa)
1082:Natal Native Rebellion Medal
1056:Africa General Service Medal
745:Canada General Service Medal
189:, has the following design:
63:Cupro-nickel, 36 mm diameter
7:
1154:Mercantile Marine War Medal
979:Queen's Mediterranean Medal
680:India General Service Medal
448:Naval General Service Medal
387:Iraq Medal (United Kingdom)
380:
215:. Below is the word "IRAQ".
185:The medal, produced by the
158:Iraq Medal (United Kingdom)
10:
1737:
966:Queen's South Africa Medal
875:East and West Africa Medal
1549:
1461:
1246:
1199:
1104:
1043:King's South Africa Medal
1027:
849:Royal Niger Company Medal
484:
434:
278:
153:
149:
137:
133:
125:
117:
107:
97:
89:
81:
67:
59:
51:
41:
29:
24:
1667:OSM for Iraq & Syria
539:(1834–6, 1846–7, 1850–3)
175:Her Majesty's Government
1716:British campaign medals
1440:Australia Service Medal
1356:France and Germany Star
862:North West Canada Medal
428:British campaign medals
144:Ribbon bar of the medal
1005:China War Medal (1900)
810:Kabul to Kandahar Star
732:Second China War Medal
247:British Office Baghdad
1190:Territorial War Medal
563:First China War Medal
392:2003 invasion of Iraq
331:The Stationery Office
113:distributed from 2007
16:British service medal
1563:OSM for Sierra Leone
1526:South Atlantic Medal
1404:Africa Service Medal
1296:Air Crew Europe Star
901:Central Africa Medal
758:Abyssinian War Medal
196:The obverse has the
1693:Wider Service Medal
1576:OSM for Afghanistan
1416:India Service Medal
1380:War Medal 1939–1945
1030:pre-First World War
940:Queen's Sudan Medal
719:Indian Mutiny Medal
498:Army of India Medal
345:Medal Yearbook 2015
343:John Mussell (ed).
1680:Humanitarian Medal
1488:Nuclear Test Medal
784:South Africa Medal
537:South Africa Medal
1703:
1702:
1142:British War Medal
797:Afghanistan Medal
706:Crimean War Medal
654:New Zealand Medal
576:Jellalabad Medals
198:Ian Rank-Broadley
163:
162:
1728:
1696:
1691:
1683:
1678:
1670:
1665:
1657:
1652:
1644:
1639:
1631:
1626:
1618:
1613:
1605:
1600:
1592:
1587:
1579:
1574:
1566:
1561:
1542:
1537:
1529:
1524:
1516:
1511:
1503:
1499:
1491:
1486:
1478:
1473:
1454:
1450:
1442:
1438:
1430:
1426:
1418:
1414:
1406:
1402:
1394:
1390:
1382:
1378:
1370:
1366:
1358:
1354:
1346:
1342:
1334:
1330:
1322:
1318:
1310:
1306:
1298:
1294:
1286:
1282:
1274:
1270:
1262:
1258:
1247:Second World War
1239:
1235:
1227:
1223:
1215:
1211:
1192:
1188:
1180:
1176:
1168:
1164:
1156:
1152:
1144:
1140:
1132:
1128:
1120:
1116:
1097:
1093:
1085:
1080:
1072:
1067:
1059:
1054:
1046:
1041:
1020:
1015:
1007:
1003:
995:
990:
982:
977:
969:
964:
956:
951:
943:
938:
930:
925:
917:
912:
904:
899:
891:
886:
878:
873:
865:
860:
852:
847:
839:
834:
826:
825:(1880-1, 1896–7)
821:
813:
808:
800:
795:
787:
782:
774:
769:
761:
756:
748:
743:
735:
730:
722:
717:
709:
704:
696:
691:
683:
678:
670:
665:
657:
656:(1845–7, 1860–6)
652:
644:
639:
631:
626:
618:
613:
605:
600:
592:
587:
579:
574:
566:
561:
553:
548:
540:
535:
527:
522:
514:
509:
501:
496:
477:
472:
464:
461:Naval Gold Medal
459:
451:
446:
421:
414:
407:
398:
397:
374:
373:
371:
369:
363:
355:
349:
348:
340:
334:
324:
309:
304:
237:Those eligible:
142:
126:Total recipients
55:Campaign service
34:
22:
21:
1736:
1735:
1731:
1730:
1729:
1727:
1726:
1725:
1706:
1705:
1704:
1699:
1686:
1673:
1660:
1647:
1634:
1621:
1608:
1595:
1582:
1569:
1556:
1545:
1532:
1519:
1506:
1494:
1481:
1468:
1457:
1445:
1433:
1421:
1409:
1397:
1385:
1373:
1361:
1349:
1337:
1325:
1313:
1301:
1289:
1277:
1265:
1253:
1242:
1230:
1218:
1206:
1200:Inter World War
1195:
1183:
1171:
1159:
1147:
1135:
1123:
1111:
1105:First World War
1100:
1088:
1075:
1062:
1049:
1036:
1029:
1023:
1010:
998:
992:Transport Medal
985:
972:
959:
946:
933:
920:
907:
894:
881:
868:
855:
842:
829:
816:
803:
790:
777:
764:
751:
738:
725:
712:
699:
686:
673:
660:
647:
634:
621:
608:
595:
582:
569:
556:
543:
530:
517:
504:
491:
480:
467:
454:
441:
430:
425:
383:
378:
377:
367:
365:
361:
357:
356:
352:
341:
337:
325:
312:
305:
296:
291:
281:
228:
183:
145:
112:
37:
20:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1734:
1724:
1723:
1718:
1701:
1700:
1698:
1697:
1684:
1671:
1658:
1645:
1632:
1619:
1606:
1593:
1580:
1567:
1553:
1551:
1547:
1546:
1544:
1543:
1530:
1517:
1513:Rhodesia Medal
1504:
1492:
1479:
1465:
1463:
1459:
1458:
1456:
1455:
1443:
1431:
1419:
1407:
1395:
1383:
1371:
1359:
1347:
1335:
1323:
1311:
1299:
1287:
1275:
1263:
1260:1939–1945 Star
1250:
1248:
1244:
1243:
1241:
1240:
1228:
1216:
1203:
1201:
1197:
1196:
1194:
1193:
1181:
1169:
1157:
1145:
1133:
1121:
1108:
1106:
1102:
1101:
1099:
1098:
1086:
1073:
1060:
1047:
1033:
1031:
1025:
1024:
1022:
1021:
1008:
996:
983:
970:
957:
944:
931:
918:
905:
892:
879:
866:
853:
840:
827:
814:
801:
788:
775:
771:Ashantee Medal
762:
749:
736:
723:
710:
697:
684:
671:
658:
645:
632:
619:
606:
593:
580:
567:
554:
541:
528:
524:Waterloo Medal
515:
502:
488:
486:
482:
481:
479:
478:
465:
452:
438:
436:
432:
431:
424:
423:
416:
409:
401:
395:
394:
389:
382:
379:
376:
375:
350:
335:
310:
293:
292:
290:
287:
286:
285:
280:
277:
276:
275:
272:
264:
263:
260:
256:
253:
250:
227:
224:
223:
222:
219:
216:
213:British Museum
205:
194:
182:
179:
161:
160:
155:
151:
150:
147:
146:
143:
135:
134:
131:
130:
127:
123:
122:
121:1 October 2013
119:
115:
114:
109:
105:
104:
101:
95:
94:
91:
87:
86:
83:
79:
78:
69:
65:
64:
61:
57:
56:
53:
49:
48:
46:Campaign medal
43:
39:
38:
35:
27:
26:
18:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1733:
1722:
1719:
1717:
1714:
1713:
1711:
1694:
1690:
1685:
1681:
1677:
1672:
1668:
1664:
1659:
1655:
1651:
1646:
1642:
1638:
1633:
1629:
1625:
1620:
1616:
1612:
1607:
1603:
1599:
1594:
1590:
1586:
1581:
1577:
1573:
1568:
1564:
1560:
1555:
1554:
1552:
1548:
1540:
1536:
1531:
1527:
1523:
1518:
1514:
1510:
1505:
1502:
1498:
1493:
1489:
1485:
1480:
1476:
1472:
1467:
1466:
1464:
1460:
1453:
1449:
1444:
1441:
1437:
1432:
1429:
1425:
1420:
1417:
1413:
1408:
1405:
1401:
1396:
1393:
1389:
1384:
1381:
1377:
1372:
1369:
1368:Defence Medal
1365:
1360:
1357:
1353:
1348:
1345:
1341:
1336:
1333:
1329:
1324:
1321:
1317:
1312:
1309:
1305:
1300:
1297:
1293:
1288:
1285:
1281:
1276:
1273:
1272:Atlantic Star
1269:
1264:
1261:
1257:
1252:
1251:
1249:
1245:
1238:
1234:
1229:
1226:
1222:
1217:
1214:
1210:
1205:
1204:
1202:
1198:
1191:
1187:
1182:
1179:
1175:
1170:
1167:
1163:
1158:
1155:
1151:
1146:
1143:
1139:
1134:
1131:
1127:
1122:
1119:
1115:
1110:
1109:
1107:
1103:
1096:
1092:
1087:
1083:
1079:
1074:
1070:
1066:
1061:
1057:
1053:
1048:
1044:
1040:
1035:
1034:
1032:
1026:
1018:
1017:Ashanti Medal
1014:
1009:
1006:
1002:
997:
993:
989:
984:
980:
976:
971:
967:
963:
958:
954:
950:
945:
941:
937:
932:
928:
924:
919:
915:
911:
906:
902:
898:
893:
889:
885:
880:
876:
872:
867:
863:
859:
854:
850:
846:
841:
837:
833:
828:
824:
820:
815:
811:
807:
802:
798:
794:
789:
785:
781:
776:
772:
768:
763:
759:
755:
750:
746:
742:
737:
733:
729:
724:
720:
716:
711:
707:
703:
698:
694:
690:
685:
681:
677:
672:
668:
664:
659:
655:
651:
646:
642:
638:
633:
629:
625:
620:
616:
612:
607:
603:
599:
594:
590:
586:
581:
577:
573:
568:
564:
560:
555:
551:
550:Ghuznee Medal
547:
542:
538:
534:
529:
525:
521:
516:
512:
508:
503:
499:
495:
490:
489:
487:
483:
475:
471:
466:
462:
458:
453:
449:
445:
440:
439:
437:
433:
429:
422:
417:
415:
410:
408:
403:
402:
399:
393:
390:
388:
385:
384:
360:
354:
346:
339:
332:
328:
323:
321:
319:
317:
315:
308:
303:
301:
299:
294:
283:
282:
273:
269:
268:
267:
266:Time period:
261:
257:
254:
251:
248:
244:
240:
239:
238:
235:
233:
220:
217:
214:
210:
206:
203:
199:
195:
192:
191:
190:
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