HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

Medal “100th anniversary of the Azerbaijani army” ( az, Azərbaycan Ordusunun 100 illiyi (1918–2018) medalı) is a state award of
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of th ...
dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the
Azerbaijani army The Azerbaijani Armed Forces ( az, Azərbaycan Silahlı Qüvvələri) were re-established according to the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the Armed Forces from 9 October 1991. The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (ADR) had originally formed ...
. The award was established on June 30, 2017, in accordance with the law numbered 760-VQD.


Description of the medal

The medal “100 years of the Azerbaijani army (1918–2018)” is a 37 mm x 50 mm rectangle connected with an eight-pointed star consisting of bronze. This in turn is covered by a golden surface.


Basement for award

The medal is awarded to the serviceman of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan who completed active military service until June 26, 2018. Besides, later retired are also awarded for their several efforts such as successes in combat training, special differences on exercises in combat training, courage, dedication and other merits in the period of military service and active participation in the creation and strengthening of the Azerbaijani army.


The way of wearing

The medal “100 years of the Azerbaijani army (1918–2018)” is worn on the left side of the chest and with other orders and medals of Azerbaijan is placed after the medal “95th anniversary of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan (1918–2013)”.


Recipients

General Zubair Mahmood Hayat - Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff (Pakistan) (2016 - 2019)


References

Military awards and decorations of Azerbaijan Awards established in 2017 2017 establishments in Azerbaijan {{Orders-medals-stub