Medal Of Police General Service.

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Nut lil Shurta al-Khimat al-Aama / Police General Service Medal 1959-2003

Established by General Abd al-Karim Qassim after the 1958 revolution to replace the royalist Police General Service Medal. In effect, this is a police equivalent to the military medal (green and white ribbon).

Established: 1959, to replace the King Faisal II Police General Service Medal.
Obverse: An 44-mm eight-point bronze star with rayed points. In the circular center, an ornate depiction of the Iraqi national emblem with a lamp above. Suspended by a ring.
Reverse: At the top, the Arabic inscription “Nut lil Shurta / al-Khidmat al-Aama” or “Police General Service Medal”.
Ribbon: 33 mm, blue with red edge stripes and a thin red center stripe; 5 mm red, 11 mm blue, 1 mm red, 11 mm blue, 5 mm red.

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Here is an example in the original envelope of issue.