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The Overseas Medal (french: Médaille d'Outre-Mer) is a commemorative or
campaign medal A campaign medal is a military decoration which is awarded to a member of an armed force who serves in a designated military operation or performs duty in a geographical theater. Campaign medals are very similar to service medals but carry a high ...
issued to members of the
French Armed Forces The French Armed Forces (french: Forces armées françaises) encompass the Army, the Navy, the Air and Space Force and the Gendarmerie of the French Republic. The President of France heads the armed forces as Chief of the Armed Forces. Franc ...
and other nations in assistance to French troops for participating in operations outside national territory. It replaced the French
Colonial Medal The Colonial Medal (french: "Médaille Coloniale") was a French decoration created by the "loi de finances" of 26 July 1893 (article 75) to reward "military services in the colonies, resulting from participation in military operations, in a colon ...
by decree on 6 June 1962.


Description

* Ribbon: sky blue with three vertical white bands, the two side ones of 2mm and the central one of 7mm * Medal: the work of engraver Georges Lemaire, in silver. A helmeted allegorical effigy of a woman as the personification of the French Republic, circled by the words "''République française''". The reverse shows a terrestrial globe on top of trophies of military conquest with the words "''MEDAILLE D'OUTRE-MER''" * Link: Silver laurel branches. * Bars: Gilt, showing the territory where the campaign occurred.


Campaign Clasp

The areas of service are indicated by a gilt silver campaign clasp, there are currently 13 available: *''Cambodge'' (Cambodia) *''Liban'' (Lebanon) *''Tchad'' (Chad), awarded to all French personnel, military or otherwise, who served in Chad regardless of the length of service from March 15, 1960 to January 27, 2008 . As of January 28, 2008, the campaign clasp is awarded for fifteen days of consecutive service or a cumulative equivalent of non-consecutive days. *''Mauritanie'' (Mauritania), awarded to all French personnel, military or otherwise, who served in Mauritania from November 1977 to July 1990, regardless of length of service. * ''Moyen-Orient'' (Middle East) * ''Ormuz'' (Hormuz) * ''République centrafricaine'' (Central African Republic) * ''République de Côte d'Ivoire'' (Republic of Côte d'Ivoire) * ''République démocratique du Congo'' (Democratic Republic of Congo) * ''République du Congo'' (Congo) * ''Rwanda'' (Rwanda) * ''Somalie'' (Somalia) * ''Zaïre'' (Zaire) * ''Sahel'' (Mali) France Military Medal Tschad, with original ribbon.jpg, ''Médaille d' Outre Mer'' with original ribbon and "Tchad" clasp


See also

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French North Africa French North Africa (french: Afrique du Nord française, sometimes abbreviated to ANF) is the term often applied to the territories controlled by France in the North African Maghreb during the colonial era, namely Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia. In ...


Sources

* ''Les décorations françaises'', * http://www.france-phaleristique.com/accueil.htm {{French medals French campaign medals Awards established in 1962 1962 establishments in France