Vietnam Medal

Vietnam Medal
Obverse (left), reverse (right)
Awarded by the monarch of Australia the monarch of New Zealand
Type	Campaign medal
Eligibility	Australian and New Zealand forces.
Awarded for	Campaign service.
Campaign(s)	Vietnam 1964–73.
Description	Silver disk, 36mm diameter.
Clasps	None
Statistics
Established	8 June 1968
Total awarded	18,740 Australian, 3,312 New Zealand.
Order of Wear
Next (higher)	General Service Medal 1962
Next (lower)	Vietnam Logistic and Support Medal
Related	Vietnam Campaign Medal
Medal ribbon Medal ribbon with palm for Mentioned in Dispatches

The Vietnam Medal was a joint Australian and New Zealand campaign medal awarded for service in the Vietnam War.

The medal was jointly developed by Australia and New Zealand, although there were separate Royal authorisation warrants for each country.

Qualifying service for the Vietnam Medal includes:

between 29 May 1964 and 27 January 1973.

The medal was awarded to all members of the New Zealand armed forces who, between 29 May 1964 and 27 January 1973, either:

Service terminated by death or wounds, or the award of a decoration for gallantry, led to the immediate award of the medal, regardless of whether the qualification period had been fulfilled.