Circular cupro-nickel medal with loop for ribbon suspension; the face with the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Lesotho; the reverse with the insignia of the Royal Lesotho Defence Force, being a traditional Basotho shield bearing a mokorotlo hat and imposed on a thyrsus of ostrich feathers, an assegai and a knobkerrie, circumscribed ‘ROYAL LESOTHO DEFENCE FORCE’ above and ‘FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE’ below; on a paper representation of the ribbon for non-commissioned officers and other ranks. Little information is available about the Medal which was probably instituted in 1972. The Royal Lesotho Defence Force numbers just over two thousand personnel and the Medal is rare.
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