History

The Medal in Defence of Zimbabwe Economic Life Line was awarded people to recognise their service in Mozambique in 1984-1985 against the pro-Western armed forces of RENAMO in defence of the vital road, railway and oil pipeline from Beira on the Mozambican border.

The obverse of the medal shows the emblem of the Zimbabwe National Army. The face with a circular central medallion showing a pipeline, road and rail track on a stippled ground within a ring inscribed "IN DEFENCE OF ZIMBABWE ECONOMIC LIFE LINE - MOZAMBIQUE".

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