The 2012 Diamond Jubilee Medal

and formally Awarded for meritorious service it also served as a third level gallantry award for services which did not merit the award of the GM or GC

with which it shares equal precedence

which resembled a large penny

It is typically awarded to officers ranked Major (or its equivalent) or higher

Gulf Medal Full Size With 16th January Bar Category_Miniature Bars The 2012 Diamond Jubilee MedalAwarded for seven days continuous service between 16th January 1991 and 28th February 1991 in the theatre of operations outlined below: Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar, Gulf of Oman, North West Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, the Gulf and the Red Sea, or One operational combat sortie or eight sorties in the Arabian Peninsular Flight Information Regions by air transport crews. A silver rose emblem is worn on the riband