Naval General Service Medal Miniature CyprusThe Naval General Service Medal. It was possible to be awarded the Naval GSM EIIR with 8 first award clasps: Malaya Bomb & Mine Clearance 1945 53 Canal Zone B. & M. Clearance Mediterranean Cyprus Near East Arabian Peninsula Brunei

Malaya and

this award was approved for all Officers and Men of the British and Indian Expeditionary Forces

The brooch bar has a secure pin on the reverse to be attached to your garment

The first awards of this MM were made during the Korean War although often awards announced in the name of The Queen resulted in a recipient recieving the medal with the head of King George VI

The GVI version bears the effigy of King George VI and was awarded during his reign between 1936 and 1952

Each medal is British made in the same factories that produced the originals during WWII

This style of mounting is traditionally but no exclusively used for WW1 & WW2 medals

Each medal is British made in the same historic factories that manufactured the original wartime medals

The medal holder is suitable for 3 or more mounted miniature medals or 2 or more mounted full size medals

1983 and 9th March 1984

though modern research suggests that Chinese guns may have been used at various times

The General Service Medal with Mine Clearance