Gulf Medal

The Gulf War Medal was a campaign medal approved in 1992, for issue to officers and men of British forces who served in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia during Operation Granby (the Liberation of Kuwait) in 1990–91.

Gulf Medal
Obverse and reverse of the medal
TypeCampaign medal
Awarded forCampaign service
DescriptionCupro-nickel disk, 36 mm diameter
Presented byUnited Kingdom
EligibilityBritish forces
Campaign(s)Kuwait and Saudi Arabia 1990–91
Clasps
  • 2 Aug 1990
  • 16 Jan to 28 Feb 1991
Established1992
Total61,000+ (including civilians)
Ribbon bar: 32 mm wide
Ribbon bar with rosette, denoting entitlement to clasp
Ribbon bar with oak leaf for Mentioned in Dispatches
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