Common Security and Defence Policy Service Medal

Common Security and Defence Policy Service Medal
Common obverse and reverse of the medal
Awarded by  European Union
Type	Military Service Medal
Eligibility	Civilian and military members of CSDP missions
Awarded for	At least 30 days of service for each mission
Status	Currently awarded
Motto	Pro Pace Unum (Together For Peace)
Statistics
Established	1 January 2003[1]
First awarded	2004
Precedence
Next (higher)	Varies by country
Next (lower)	Varies by country
CSDP ALTHEA Operations medal ribbon bar CSDP ALTHEA Staff medal ribbon bar[2]

The Common Security and Defence Policy Service Medal (formerly the European Security and Defence Policy Service Medal), is an international military decoration awarded to individuals, both military and civilian, who have served with CSDP missions. Since the 1990's 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.^[3]

Appearance

The medal is 36 mm 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".^[3] They 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 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.

• Police Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (EUPM), 1 January 2003–
• EUFOR Concordia, 31 March 2003–15 December 2003
• Operation Artemis, 12 June 2003–1 September 2003
• Police Mission in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (EUPOL Proxima), 15 December 2003–14 December 2005^[4]
• EUFOR Althea, 2 December 2004–
• Reform Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (EUSEC RD Congo), 8 June 2005–
• AMIS EU Supporting Action, 18 July 2005–31 December 2007
• Border Assistance Mission for the Rafah Crossing Point (EUBAM Rafah), 25 November 2005–
• Coordinating Office for Palestinian Police Support (EUPOL COPPS), 1 January 2006–
• EUFOR RD Congo, 12 June 2006–30 November 2006
• Police Mission to Afghanistan (EUPOL Afghanistan), 15 June 2007–
• Bridging Operation in Chad and the Central African Republic (EUFOR Tchad/RCA), 17 March 2008–15 March 2009
• EU Naval Operation Atalanta, 5 November 2008–
• Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX Kosovo), 9 December 2008–
• European Union Somalia Training Mission (EUTM Somalia), in Uganda, May 2010–

Precedence

Some orders of precedence are as follows:

Country	Preceding	Following
Canada Order of precedence[5]	International Force East Timor Medal	125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal
Spain Order of precedence[6]	Western European Union Medal	UNAVEM Medal
New Zealand Order of precedence[7]	NATO Medal for the Non-Article 5 ISAF Operation in Afghanistan	New Zealand General Service Medal 2002 (Timor-Leste)
United Kingdom Order of precedence[2]	Western European Union Medal	Commonwealth realms orders and decorations

See also

• International decoration

References

1. ^ "European Security and Defence Policy Service Medal (ESDP)". National Defence and the Canadian Forces. 2008-04-29. http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhr-ddhr/chc-tdh/chart-tableau-eng.asp?ref=ESDP. Retrieved 2011-07-05. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "HONOURS AND AWARDS IN THE ARMED FORCES" (pdf). JSP 761 (Ministry of Defence): 8A-10. May 2008. http://ndm-pr.webs.com/jsp761%5B1%5D.pdf. Retrieved 2011-07-05. 
3. ^ ^{a b} McCreery, Christopher (2005). The Canadian honours system. The Dundurn Group. pp. 246-. ISBN 1550025546. http://books.google.com/books?id=V5jmWNFPagIC&pg=PA246&lpg=PA246&dq=esdp+medal+guide&source=bl&ots=lOxSaDXGMa&sig=vQmosW_lNnShXeED0EwlFRpj7bQ&hl=en&ei=EmkTTqzoLIm-tgfnu9n9DQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CFYQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q&f=false. 
4. ^ "EUPOL Proxima/FYROM". EU Commons Security and Defence Policy. http://consilium.europa.eu/eeas/security-defence/eu-operations/completed-eu-operations/proxima.aspx?lang=en. Retrieved 2011-07-29. 
5. ^ "European Security and Defence Policy Service Medal Order". Statutory Instrument 2004-162. Department of Justice Canada. 2004-12-29. http://lois-laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SI-2004-162/page-1.html. Retrieved 2011-07-05. 
6. ^ Barrio, Antonio Prieto (2011-6-5). "Spanish Ribbon Chart". Colecciones Militares. http://www.coleccionesmilitares.com/medallas/pasadores/pasadores.htm. Retrieved 2011-07-05. 
7. ^ "THE WEARING OF MEDALS IN NEW ZEALAND TABLE – A GUIDE TO THE CORRECT ORDER OF WEAR". New Zealand Defence Force. 23 June 2011. http://medals.nzdf.mil.nz/info/orderofwear.html#c8a. Retrieved 2011-07-05.