ITALIAN COMMEMORATIVE
PEACEKEEPING CROSSES
REFERENCE CHART
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Italy has a long history of peacekeeping activities throughout
the world. Italian forces have participated in numerous UN missions as
well as other sub-regional peacekeeping efforts in Somalia, the Balkans,
Afghanistan and Iraq. In conjunction with these missions, Italy has issued
a sometimes confusing series of crosses (and one medal) as well as several
distinct ribbon combinations. In some cases the medals are issued with
bronze (silver in the case of Afghanistan) bars to denote the specific
mission. For earlier missions, the planchet was engraved with the name
of the mission. The following chart is as complete as possible based on
the information available to me as of September 1, 2006, but I am always
open to additions/corrections as new information or bars may become available.
| Ribbon |
Year |
Name |
Finish |
Inscription |
Known Bars/Devices |
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Obverse |
Reverse |
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 1982 |
Commemorative Cross for the
Peace Missions in Lebanon |
Dull Silver |
LIBANO UNFIL
SINAI |
PER LA PACE |
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| 1984 |
Commemorative Cross for Personnel
Serving in UN Operations Designated by the General Staff |
Dull Silver |
Blank |
PER
LA PACE |
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| 1985 |
Commemorative Cross for the
Peace & Security Mission in the Red Sea |
Dull Silver |
MAR ROSSO |
PER LA PACE |
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| 1986 |
Unified Commemorative Cross
for Foreign Peace Missions(replaces previous three medals) |
Dull Silver |
Blank |
PER LA PACE |
(All in bronze) AIRONE CIPRO CONGO COREA HEBRON ISRAELE JUGOSLAVIA LAOS LIBANO MOZAMBICO M. ROSSO PAKISTAN PALESTINA SINAI SOMALIA UNIFIL YEMEN |
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 1988 |
Commemorative Medal for Navy
Personnel in the Persian Gulf (not a cross) |
Dull Silver |
Map, anchor
superimposed, chain around edge |
PER LA PACEE
PER LA LIBERTA DI NAVIGAZIONE |
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 1991 |
Commemorative Cross for the
Persian Gulf War 1990-1991 |
Dull Silver |
GOLFO PERSICO |
Star |
Crossed Swords for Actual Combat |
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 1993 |
Commemorative Cross for Operations
in Somalia |
Dull Silver |
SOMALIA |
Star |
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 1993 |
Commemorative Cross for Humanitarian
Operation (Pellicano) in Albania |
Dull Silver |
PRO HUMANITATE
Also version: ALBANIA |
Star |
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 1994 |
Commemorative Cross for the
Sicilian Vespri Operation |
Dull Silver |
VESPRI SICILIANO |
Star |
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Commemorative Cross for Peace
Operations (Updates 1986 version with blank reverse) |
Dull Silver |
PER LA PACE |
Star |
(All in bronze) BOSNIA KOSOVO MEDIO ORIENTE TIMOR-EST ETHIOPIA ED ERITREA Bronze Stars Silver Star |
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 1996 |
Commemorative Cross for Humanitarian
Aid Operations |
Dull Silver |
PRO HUMANITATE |
Star |
(All in bronze)ALBA ALBANIA 1, 2, 3 IRAQ MACEDONIA- ALBANIA IRAQ 2003 |
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Commemorative Cross for the
Restoration of Public Order |
Bronze |
PER LA PUBBLICA
SICUREZZA |
Star |
FORZA PARIS VESPRI SICILIANI RIACE DOMINO PARTENOPE |
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 2001 |
Commemorative Cross for Operations
in Afghanistan |
Dull Silver |
PER LA SICUREZZA |
Star |
(All in silver) ISAF ENDURING FREEDOM AFGHANISTAN |
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