▁accept ance ▁and ▁award ▁of ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁med als ▁which ▁were ▁only ▁ 2 ▁mill imet res ▁thick , ▁with ▁no ▁raised ▁rim ▁and ▁an ▁und ec or ated ▁rib bon ▁susp ender ▁on ▁the ▁reverse , ▁as ▁dep icted . ▁ ▁A ▁third ▁version ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁with ▁a ▁raised ▁rim ▁on ▁the ▁reverse ▁and ▁a ▁separ ating ▁line ▁( --- ▁• ▁--- ) ▁added ▁between ▁the ▁A frika ans ▁and ▁English ▁ins cri ptions , ▁but ▁still ▁with ▁an ▁und ec or ated ▁susp ender ▁reverse , ▁as ▁dep icted . ▁On ▁these ▁the ▁medal ▁number ▁was ▁eng ra ved ▁near ▁the ▁bottom ▁on ▁the ▁reverse ▁side . ▁ ▁Med als ▁mint ed ▁from ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 9 0 s ▁were ▁once ▁again ▁comp li ant ▁with ▁the ▁description ▁in ▁the ▁war rant ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁which ▁the ▁medal ▁was ▁instit uted , ▁but ▁they ▁were ▁struck ▁in ▁one ▁piece ▁with ▁the ▁susp enders . ▁The ▁separ ating ▁line ▁between ▁the ▁A frika ans ▁and ▁English ▁ins cri ptions ▁of ▁the ▁previous ▁version ▁was ▁omitted . ▁The ▁susp enders ▁were ▁sh aped ▁slightly ▁differently ▁from ▁before ▁and ▁the ▁bottom ▁arms ▁of ▁the ▁susp ender ▁met ▁the ▁medal ▁inside ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁scal loped ▁valle ys ▁on ▁the ▁rim , ▁instead ▁of ▁on ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁a pe xes ▁as ▁before . ▁This ▁version ▁is ▁dep icted ▁in ▁the ▁main ▁picture . ▁ ▁Ob verse ▁The ▁Good ▁Service ▁Medal ,