Veteran of Police Medal (Azerbaijan)

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Veteran of Police Medal
Type	Medal
Date	April 20, 2006
Country	Azerbaijan
Reward(s)	Ministry of Internal Affairs (Azerbaijan)
Status	Active

Medal "Police Veteran" - state award (medal) of Azerbaijan. It is a medal established in accordance with the Decree of the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev dated April 20, 2006.^[1][2]

The "Police Veteran" medal is made of bronze, has an outer diameter of 32 mm, and has the shape of an eight-pointed star with silver embossing. Inside the middle circle, the emblem of the internal affairs bodies is depicted, the inscription "Veteran police" is written along the upper arc, a wreath of oak leaves is carved along the lower semicircle. Convex rays starting from the center are depicted inside the circle above the horizontal diameter.^{[citation needed]}

The reverse side of the medal has a smooth surface, and the words "Azerbaijan" are engraved along the upper arc, "Republic" along the lower arc, and the outline of the map of the Republic of Azerbaijan is engraved in the center.^{[citation needed]}

The medal is attached to a silver metal plate measuring 20 mm x 42 mm, with a ring and an element that allows it to be attached to clothing via the ring. The front panel consists of 2 parts. The upper part is covered with a black stripe divided into vertical stripes of equal width consisting of blue, red and green colors corresponding to the colors of the National flag of the Republic of Azerbaijan. In the center of the lower part of the plate, a crescent and an eight-pointed star are depicted, from which the rays are directed from the center to the edges. The length of the upper part of the board is 32 mm at the edges and 34 mm in the middle, and the length of the lower part is 10 mm at the edges and 8 mm in the middle.^{[citation needed]}

The medal is fitted with a 20mm x 10mm die containing an element for attachment to clothing, made of metal and covered with the same black ribbon.^[3]