Organization of American States (OAS): Inter-American Defense Board Medal

The corded medal riband is fitted with a 9mm crimp-brooch, the mounting bar having the contractor (maker) hallmark indented on the reverse 'G27'. The brooch complete with a long hinged-pin & intricate drop-lock clasp fittings, as issuedThe Inter-American Defense Board Medal is an international military award which was created on December 11, 1945, by the 91st session of the Inter-American Defense Board, a Pan-American defense group devoted to the security of the member countries of the Organization of American States.The Inter-American Defense Board Medal is awarded to any military officer, serving in a member nation of the Organization of American States, who completes a tour of service with the Inter-American Defense Board. The award is also presented to military personnel who serve on the staff of the IADB Chairman, Secretariat, or for those who complete instructor tours at the Inter-American Defense CollegeIn the United States, the Inter-American Defense Board Medal was only recognized as a military award on 12 May, 1981. Since that time, the Inter-American Defense Board Medal had been approved for wear on United States military uniforms and will follow U.S. Military decorations and before military awards of individual foreign countriesCondition: EF