instead each allied country issued its own victory medal using the same ribbon and an effigy of the figure of Victory - except Japan who used a traditional Samurai Warrior

The medal's ribbon was plain crimson from 1830 until 1917 when white stripes were added to both edges

DCM and the DSO (when this was awarded for gallantry)

Following reforms in 1993

Each medal is British made in the same historic factories that manufactured the original wartime medals

UN Bosnia - UNPROFOR Medal Emblems & Numerals instead each allied country issuedThe Un Protection Forces or UN Bosnia UNPROFOR Medal was established in February 1992 as an interim arrangement to create the conditions of peace and security required for the negotiation of an overall settlement of the Yugoslavian crisis.