The Accumulated Campaign Service Medal

Time Period: Post-WW2
Year of Institution: 1994
Country: Great Britain

The Accumulated Campaign Service Medal (and its 2011 version) are medals awarded by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to members of her Armed Forces to recognize long campaign service.

The original medal was instituted in January 1994 and awarded to holders of the General Service Medal who had completed 36 months of accumulated campaign service, with a clasp for each period of further 36 months of campaign service. Criteria for part-time members of the Royal Irish Regiment were similar but with 1000 days replacing 36 months. The replacement Accumulated Campaign Service Medal 2011 is currently awarded to holders of various campaign service medals who have completed 720 days of campaign service.

Service personnel is now (2020) eligible for an Accumulated Campaign Service Medal (ACSM) after two years of operational service instead of the three years previously required.

> Learn more about Qualifying for the Accumulated Campaign Service Medal (gov.uk)

The Accumulated Campaign Service Medal Design

The medal is circular, struck in silver, and measures 36 mm in diameter.

On the obverse, it bears the Crowned Effigy of the Sovereign and on the reverse, the description “FOR ACCUMULATED CAMPAIGN SERVICE” set within a four part ribbon surrounded by a branch of oak leaves with laurel and olive leaves woven through the motto ribbon.

The ribbon is purple and green, like that of the General Service Medal (1962) with an added central gold stripe denoting excellence. The Accumulated Campaign Service Medal 2011 uses the same medal, but with a ribbon with two central gold stripes. When the ribbon only is worn, a silver rosette is worn on the ribbon for each clasp, with a single gold rosette indicating four clasps.

The Accumulated Campaign Service Medal is hallmarked on the rim to the right of the suspension fixing. The 2011 version of the medal is not hallmarked.