Appearance
The Kosovo Campaign Medal is circular, 32 millimetres (1.3 in) in diameter, made of bronze metal. On the obverse at the bottom is a stylized agricultural wreath. The central design depicts two rocky mountain peaks, with a pass between in references to the Dinaric Alps, the campaign's area of operations. Rising between the peaks is the sun, with stylized rays projecting upward. Superimposed over the sun's rays are the words KOSOVO CAMPAIGN. The reverse bears the outline of Kosovo, below the outline is the NATO star, with highlights of the cardinal points, depicted by the compass like design of the star. Around the outside edge is the inscription IN DEFENSE OF HUMANITY. The medal is suspended from a ribbon 35 millimetres (1.4 in) wide. The ribbon is half blue and half red with equal stripes of red, white, and blue in the center.
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