Name/Title
Medal, CPSMEntry/Object ID
20000016-001Description
An original Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal (CPSM) with a green, red, white, and blue ribbon. Obverse shows three service personnel with bilingual text "Peacekeeping / Service De La Paix." Reverse shows the royal cipher of Queen Elizabeth II surrounded by a Maple Leaf and the word "CANADA." The medal is a circular medal, 36 mm in diameter.Use
Awarded for a minimum of 30 days cumulative service in a UN or international peacekeeping mission since 1947.Context
Almost 125,000 Canadian personnel have served in peacekeeping missions over the past 53 years. As of 2024, 77,894 CPSMs have been issued to Canadians.
