European Security and Defence Policy Service Medal

Common Security and Defence Policy Service Medal
Common obverse and reverse of the medal
Awarded by  European Union
Type	Military Service Medal
Eligibility	Civilian and military members of CSDP missions
Awarded for	At least 30 days of service for each mission
Status	Currently awarded
Motto	Pro Pace Unum (Together For Peace)
Statistics
Established	1 January 2003
First awarded	2004
Precedence
Next (higher)	Varies by country
Next (lower)	Varies by country
CSDP ALTHEA Operations medal ribbon bar CSDP ALTHEA Staff medal ribbon bar

The Common Security and Defence Policy Service Medal (formerly the European Security and Defence Policy Service Medal), is an international military decoration awarded to individuals, both military and civilian, who have served with CSDP missions. Since the 1990s the European Union has taken a greater role in military missions both in Europe and abroad. These actions were taken under the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), which is implemented by the European Union Military Staff, a department of the EU. To recognize service in these missions the EU authorized the creation of a medal with a common obverse and reverse, to which clasps featuring the missions' name are attached to the ribbon bar.

The medal is 36 mm in diameter, made of a silver colored metal. All versions share a common design. The obverse of the medal is plain except for a circle of twelve five pointed stars around the outside edge of the medal. The reverse contains the Latin phrase, Pro Pace Unum, meaning "United for Peace". They words are arranged in three lines one word above the other in the center of the medal. The medal is suspended from a 36 mm ribbon in EU blue with either a wide gold center stripe for headquarters and combat forces, or a wide white stripe for planning and support. Each operation is identified with a different clasp with the name of the operation worn on the ribbon of the medal. A miniature version is worn on the ribbon bar, when medals are not worn.

Some orders of precedence are as follows: