Iraq Medal (United Kingdom)

Iraq Medal
Obverse and reverse of medal
TypeCampaign medal
Awarded forCampaign service
DescriptionCupro-nickel disc, 36mm diameter
Presented byUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
EligibilityBritish forces
Campaign(s)Iraq 2003-2011
Clasps
  • 19 Mar to 28 Apr 2003
Established23 February 2004
Ribbon bar
Ribbon bar with rosette, denoting clasp
Obverse of medal with clasp, showing design of clasp and suspension bar

The Iraq Medal was authorised on 23 February 2004. It was a campaign medal issued to members of the British Armed Forces and certain attached personnel, who served between 20 January 2003 and 22 May 2011 on, or in support of, Operation Telic - the designation for British operations during the 2003 Invasion of Iraq and its aftermath.