Australian campaign medals

Australian campaign medals in order of precedence as defined in references below. Those campaign medals which have been independently issued by Australia to its armed forces are in bold.

South African War

 * [[Image:Queens South Africa Medal BAR.svg|80px]] Queen's South Africa Medal
 * [[Image:Kings South Africa Medal BAR.svg|80px]] King's South Africa Medal

World War I

 * 1914 1915 Star ribbon bar.svg 1914 Star
 * 1914 1915 Star ribbon bar.svg 1914–15 Star
 * BWM ribbon.jpg British War Medal
 * [[Image:Mercantile Marine War Medal BAR.svg|80px]] Mercantile Marine War Medal
 * [[Image:Victory medal (UK) ribbon.png|80px]] Victory Medal
 * [[Image:Naval General Service Medal 1915 BAR.svg|80px]] Naval General Service Medal (1915–62)
 * [[Image:General Service Medal 1918 BAR.svg|80px]] General Service Medal 1918–62

World War II

 * 39-45 Star BAR.svg 1939–45 Star
 * Atlantic Star BAR.svg Atlantic Star
 * Air Crew Europe BAR.svg Air Crew Europe Star
 * Arctic Star bar.png Arctic Star
 * Africa Star BAR.svg Africa Star
 * Pacific Star BAR.svg Pacific Star
 * Burma Star BAR.svg Burma Star
 * Italy Star BAR.svg Italy Star
 * France and Germany Star BAR.svg France and Germany Star
 * Defence Medal BAR.svg Defence Medal
 * [[Image:War Medal 39-45 BAR.svg|80px]] War Medal, 1939–45
 * [[Image:Australia Service Medal 1939-1945 BAR.svg|80px]] Australia Service Medal 1939–45

Post World War II

 * Australian Active Service Medal 1945-75 ribbon.png Australian Active Service Medal 1945–1975
 * Korea Medal.svg Korea Medal
 * United Nations Service Medal for Korea Ribbon.svg United Nations Service Medal for Korea
 * Naval General Service Medal 1915 BAR.svg Naval General Service Medal 1915–62
 * General Service Medal 1918 BAR.svg General Service Medal 1918–62
 * General Service Medal 1962 BAR.svg General Service Medal 1962
 * Vietnam Medal BAR.svg Vietnam Medal
 * Vietnam Logistic and Support Medal ribbon.png Vietnam Logistic and Support Medal
 * Australian Active Service Medal ribbon.png Australian Active Service Medal
 * INTERFET Medal ribbon.png International Force East Timor Medal (INTERFET)
 * Afghanistan Medal (Australia) ribbon.png Afghanistan Medal
 * Iraq Medal (Australia) ribbon.png Iraq Medal
 * Australian Service Medal 1945-1975 ribbon.png Australian Service Medal 1945–1975
 * AGSMK Ribbon.png Australian General Service Medal Korea
 * Australian Service Medal ribbon.png Australian Service Medal
 * Rhodesia Medal Ribbon.svg Rhodesia Medal

Australian Operational Service Medal

 * AUS OSM Border Service.PNG Operational Service Medal - Border Protection

Civilian operational service

 * AUS OSM Civilian ribbon.png Operational Service Medal - Civilian Variant

Foreign awards
Foreign awards commonly awarded to Australians for campaign service include:


 * Vietnam Campaign Medal Ribbon.png Vietnam Campaign Medal (South Vietnam)
 * Pingat Jasa Malaysia ribbon.png Pingat Jasa Malaysia (Malaysia)
 * MFO Medal ribbon.png Multinational Force and Observers Medal (Multinational Force and Observers)
 * UNFICYP.gif UN Medal (UNFICYP, Cyprus)
 * UNSSM Medal bar.gif United Nations Special Service Medal
 * UNIIMOG Ribbon bar.gif UN Medal (UNIIMOG, Iraq)
 * UNTAG.gif UN Medal (UNTAG, Namibia)
 * UNTAC Medal bar.gif UN Medal (UNTAC, Cambodia)
 * UNTSO Medal bar.gif UN Medal (UNTSO, Middle East)
 * Us sa-kwlib rib.png Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)
 * UNAMIR Medal bar.svg UN Medal (UNAMIR, Rwanda)
 * UNOSOM Medal bar.gif UN Medal (UNOSOM I, UNOSOM II and UNITAF, Sudan)
 * UN Medal for East Timor (NZ).png UN Medal (UNTAET, East Timor)
 * NATO Medal ISAF ribbon bar.svg NATO Medal ISAF
 * UN Mission in Sudan ribbon.png UN Medal (UNMIS, Sudan)
 * UNMISS Ribbon bar.svg UN Medal (UNMISS, South Sudan)
 * TLSM.jpeg Timor Leste Solidarity Medal

Permission for formal acceptance and wearing of foreign awards is given by the Governor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister or the Minister responsible for Australian honours.