this award was approved for all Officers and Men of the British and Indian Expeditionary Forces

Awarded to officers of the Territorial & Army Volunteer Reserve between 1969 and 1982

The medal swivels - licensed repro campaign medals do not swivel on the suspender bar as the originals do

Gulf of Aden and Red Sea bounded to the east by a line from Ras Asir (1150N 05110E) to a point (1600N 0600E0

widely known as the Death Penny

EFFICIENCY DECORATION 52 68 Miniature CIIIR Full Size Medals this award was approved forTerritorial Decoration awarded with the green ribbon with central yellow stripe until 1982 when it was combined into a single Decoration emcompassing the AER and T&AVR, the ribbon was then standardised to half blue half green with a central yellow stripe. This can also be awarded with the HAC ribbon to members of the HAC who qualify for the award.