United Nations Medal: ONUC (United Nations Operation in the Congo 1960-1964). Type II riband post 1963 

This medal fitted with the later adopted second type ribbon

British personnel qualified for the medal through secondment / attachment to the West African contingents from Nigeria, Ghana and Sierra Leone

The acronym ONUC derives from the French language 'Operation des Nations Units au Congo'

The United Nations record that the below following member states have contributed military observers to ONUC and have qualified for the medal;

- Argentina, Austria,Brazil, Canada, Congo, Denmark, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Ghana, Greece, Guinea, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Liberia, Malaysia, Mali, Morocco, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, the Sudan, Sweden, Tunisia, the United Arab Republic and Yugoslavia

The medal riband fitted with its metal mounting bar, this latter complete with its hinged pin & intricate drop-lock clasp fittings as issued

Condition: EF

Code: 25581