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- ↑ "HM Government of Gibraltar Press Release 391/2014" (PDF). HM Government of Gibraltar. HM Government of Gibraltar. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ↑ "Four years later, David Liston finally receives his Gibraltar Medallion of Distinction". Gibraltar Chronicle. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ↑ "VIDEO: Parliament bestows four Medallions of Honour". Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation. Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation. 12 September 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ↑ "Professors Clive and Geraldine Finlayson awarded the Gibraltar Medallion of Distinction". Gorham´s Cave Complex. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
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