The New Zealand General Service Medal 2002 (Timor-Leste) is a New Zealand campaign medal for service in

Timor-Leste East Timor (), also known as Timor-Leste (), officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is an island country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the exclave of Oecusse on the island's north-weste ...

during and after the

2006 East Timorese crisis The 2006 East Timorese crisis began as a conflict between elements of the military of East Timor over discrimination within the military and expanded to a coup attempt and general violence throughout the country, centred in the capital Dili. Th ...

between 28 April 2006 and 31 December 2012.

Regulations

The New Zealand General Service Medal (Timor-Leste) was awarded for service within the political boundaries and airspace of Timor-Leste, as well as within a maritime area of around Timor-Leste and

Atauro Island Atauro ( pt, Ilha de Ataúro, Tetum and Indonesian: ''Pulau Atauro'' or ''Ata'uro''), also known as Kambing Island ( id, Pulau Kambing), is an island and municipality ( pt, Município Ataúro, links=no, tet, Munisípiu Atauro, links=no or ) ...

. Service must have been for 30 days or 7 sorties during the period from 28 April 2006 to 31 December 2012.

Appearance

The New Zealand General Service Medal (Timor-Leste) is circular in shape and is made of silver-plated metal. The

obverse Obverse and its opposite, reverse, refer to the two flat faces of coins and some other two-sided objects, including paper money, flags, seals, medals, drawings, old master prints and other works of art, and printed fabrics. In this usage, ''o ...

of the medal bears the Effigy of the reigning

Sovereign ''Sovereign'' is a title which can be applied to the highest leader in various categories. The word is borrowed from Old French , which is ultimately derived from the Latin , meaning 'above'. The roles of a sovereign vary from monarch, ruler or ...

. The reverse bears the inscription ''THE NEW ZEALAND GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL'' surrounded by a wreath of fern fronds, pohutukawa, and kowhai blossoms, surmounted by a Royal Crown. The ribbon of the medal is wide made up of stripes of red, yellow, black, white, black, yellow, and red.

References

{{New Zealand campaign medals New Zealand campaign medals Orders, decorations, and medals related to service in East Timor