A miniature of the Nuclear Weapons Tests Commemorative Medal, commissioned between the Australian and British Nuclear Veterans Associations providing medallic recognition to veterans who served in nuclear test site locations and supporting bases in Australia and the Pacific between 1952 and 1967. It is a befitting way to pay tribute to the thousands of British and Commonwealth military and civilian personnel who served their countries, often exposed to the unknown dangers of radiation with little or nothing to protect them.
On a highly polished background the obverse depicts the nuclear symbol surrounded by the words: British Nuclear Weapons Tests in Australia & Pacific.
REVERSE
The reverse dramatically features a detonation cloud surrounded by the words: For Service in Radioactive Areas 1952-1967.
RIBBON
The ribbon is white on the edges, representing the blinding white flash that comes from the fireball and then subsides to the fireball which has the reddish fire in the centre and becomes the familiar mushroom shape.
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