ineligible for the Military Cross, but could be and were awarded the MM. Louisa Nolan, a civilian during the Easter Rising in Dublin, was awarded the Military Medal for her courage under fire in providing humanitarian aid to the wounded. Since 1918 recipients of the Military Medal have been entitled to the post-nominal letters "MM". Eligibility was extended to soldiers of the Indian Army in 1944. The Military Medal was discontinued in 1993, as part of the review of the British honours system, which recommended removing distinctions of rank in respect of awards for bravery. Since then the Military Cross, previously only open to Commissioned and Warrant Officers, has been awarded to all ranks. The MM had also been awarded by Commonwealth countries but by the 1990s most, including Canada, Australia and New Zealand, were establishing their own honours systems and no longer recommended British honours. Description The medal and ribbon had the following features: A circular silver medal of 36 mm diameter. The obverse bears the effigy of the reigning monarch and an appropriate inscription. The reverse has the inscription "FOR BRAVERY IN THE FIELD" in four lines, surrounded by a laurel wreath, surmounted by the Royal Cypher and Imperial Crown. The suspender is of an ornate scroll type. The ribbon is dark blue, 1.25 inches wide with five equal centre stripes of white, red, white, red, and white, each 0.125 inches wide. The name and service details of the recipient were impressed on the rim of the medal, although honorary awards to foreign recipients were issued unnamed. Silver, laurelled bars were authorised for subsequent awards, with a silver rosette worn on the ribbon bar to indicate the award of each bar. Obverse variations The medal was awarded with one of six obverse designs: Numbers of awards Between 1916 and 1993 approximately 138,517 medals and 6,167 bars were awarded. The dates below reflect the relevant London Gazette entries: The above figures include awards to the Dominions: In all, 13,654 Military Medals were awarded to those serving with Canadian forces, including 848 first bars and 38 second bars. Australian Army members received 11,038 and 14 were to awarded Air Force personnel; 478 first bars were awarded, 15 second bars and one third bar. Over 2,500 were awarded to New Zealanders, the last being for the Vietnam War. The honorary MM awards were made to servicemen and women from eleven allied