Timor-Leste Solidarity Medal
| Timor-Leste Solidarity Medal Medalha Solidariedade de Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|
 Ribbon bar of the medal | |
| Awarded for | Service in stability and peace operations in Timor-Leste from 11 June 1999[1] |
| Country | Timor-Leste |
| Presented by | the President of Timor-Leste |
| Eligibility | International security forces who served on a mandated mission to assist with Peace and Stability operations in Timor-Leste |
| Campaigns | INTERFET 2006 East Timorese crisis |
| Established | 2 February 2009 |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Medal of Merit[2] |
| Next (lower) | Halibur Medal[2] |
The Timor-Leste Solidarity Medal (Portuguese: Medalha Solidariedade de Timor-Leste) is a state decoration of Timor-Leste awarded to international security forces for their contribution to stability and peace operations in East Timor during the INTERFET operation,[3] and following the 2006 East Timorese crisis.[4]
Criteria
Personnel may be awarded the medal if they meet personnel and time qualifications. Personnel eligible are military or police personnel who have served on a mandated mission assisting with peace and stability operations. Military or Police personnel may also be eligible if they were posted to a recognised bilateral support mission to Timor-Leste.[4]
Personnel must have served a minimum of 30 days in Timor-Leste from 11 June 1999. The President of Timor-Leste in 2026 expanded the eligibility criteria from 2006 to 1999.[1]
Appearance
The medal is circular and silver in colour, 38 mm in diameter, with a raise rim. The obverse depict the map of the country in relief. It is inscribed TIMOR-LESTE above and SOLIDARIEDADE below. The reverse bears the Coat of Arms of Timor-Leste with the inscription of REPUBLICA DEMOCRATICA DE TIMOR-LESTE arching above and the letters RDTL below. The medal is suspended from a ribbon of black, white, yellow, and red. These colors are the same as the country's flag.[3] The medal is manufactured by Cash's International of Melbourne, Australia.[4]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Timor Leste Solidarity Medal 2016". Department of Defence. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
- 1 2 "Journal de República Série I, N.° 22\page=4879" (PDF). 15 June 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
- 1 2 "DECREE-LAW No. 15/2009 of March 18 Regarding the Awarding of Medals" (PDF). JORNAL DA REPÚBLICA OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF EAST TIMOR. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
- 1 2 3 PRESIDENTE DE REPUBLICA TIMOR-LESTE (2 February 2009). "The Timor-Leste Solidarity Medal Regulations". Dili, Timor-Leste: New Zealand Defence Force. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
External links
- Obverse of the Medal, New Zealand Defence Force website
- Reverse of the Medal, New Zealand Defence Force website