Campaign medal

A campaign medal is a military decoration which is awarded to a member of an armed force who serves in a designated military operation or performs duty in a geographical theater. Campaign medals are very similar to service medals but carry a higher status as the award usually involves deployment to a foreign region or service in a combat zone.

History

Campaign medals were first invented to recognize general military service in war, in contrast to meritorious decorations which were only issued on a small scale for acts of heroism and bravery. The campaign were first issued by the British military with the medal awarded for the defeat of the Invincible Armada, with the 1815 Waterloo Medal being the first awarded to all men present and the 1847 Military General Service Medal being the first "modern" campaign medal.^[1]

Campaign medals by country

• Australian campaign medals
• British campaign medals
• Canadian campaign medals
• Malaysian campaign medals
• NATO Medal refers to a number of campaign medals
• New Zealand campaign medals
• Philippines campaign medals
• Polish campaign medals
• South African campaign medals
• South Korean campaign medals
• Soviet campaign medals
• Spanish campaign medals
• Sri Lankan campaign medals
• United Nations Medal refers to a number of campaign medals
• United States campaign medals are included in Awards and decorations of the United States military

Other campaign related items

• Battle honour / Campaign streamer
• Medal bar / Campaign clasp

References

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Phaleristics

Auxiliary science of history and numismatics about orders, decorations, and medals

Distinctions
(Lists)

By conferee	Founts of honour* States and their national/public/official authorities Dynasties heads of currently or formerly sovereign royal families Private Ecclesiastical Organisations Commercial (Self-styled order)
By type	Orders Order of chivalry Military order Colonial order Order of merit Royal family order Titles (Styles, Post-nominal) By function Grand master Chancellor Treasurer Assessor Bailiff Prior Chaplain Master of ceremonies Grand Cross/Grand Cordon Commander Officer Hospitaller Knight/Dame Postulant Squire Page Jurisdictions Charter Bailiwick Chapter Commandery Obedience Grand Lodge Lodge Others, by field Military (List) List of highest Campaign medal Law enforcement Civilian (List) Society Peace Intellectual freedom Human rights Law Humanitarianism Politics Volunteer Culture Architecture Art Film History Literature Music Philosophy Poetry Theatre Science Religion-related Ecclesiastical Sports Scouting Beauty
By insignia (Named after people)	For wearing (decorations) Formal Collar Grand Cross/Grand Cordon with sash Medal Necklet Medal bar Medal ribbon Other Rosette Award pin Lapel pin Collar pin Tie pin Badge Heraldic Pilgrim Epaulette Ribbon Ring Button Campaign Service Shoulder mark Prizes Trophy War Plaquette Rosette Money Prizes known as the Nobel of a field

Ceremonies
and events

• Accolade
  • Vigil
  • Feoffment
  • Passage fee
• Festival
• Vow
• Collar day

Related
organisations

• Fraternity
  • Confraternity
  • Fraternal order
  • Fraternities and sororities
  • Secret society
• Guild
• Syndicate
• Learned society
  • Fellowship
• Honor society
• Hereditary society
• Club
  • Gentlemen's club
• International Commission for Orders of Chivalry
• Magical organization
• Religious order

Related
concepts

• Numismatics
• Heraldry
• Vexillology
  • Service flag
  • Battle honour
  • Campaign streamer
• Nobility
• Order of precedence
• Honorary degree
• Devotional medal
• Awareness ribbon
• Code of conduct

• * = Direct or indirect reference to fount of honour is the accepted criterion for official distinctions
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