Korea Medal
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| Korea Medal | |
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   Obverse (left), reverse (right) and ribbon (bottom) of the medal |
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| Awarded by United Kingdom and Commonwealth | |
| Type | Campaign medal |
| Eligibility | British and Commonwealth forces. |
| Awarded for | Campaign service. |
| Campaign | Korean War 1950-53. |
| Description | Cupro-nickel or silver disk, 36mm diameter. |
| Clasps | None |
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| Established | July 1951 |
| Related | United Nations Service Medal for Korea |
The Korea Medal, sometimes known as the Queen's Korea Medal in order to distinguish it from the United Nations Service Medal, was a British campaign medal. Awarded to British and Commonwealth troops for one day's service (or one sortie) in Korea or twenty-eight day's offshore, between 1 July 1950 and 27 July 1953.
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[edit] Description
- A circular cupro-nickel medal of 36mm diameter. The Canadian version of the medal is .800 fine silver.
- The obverse has the uncrowned bust of Queen Elizabeth II, facing right, with the legend ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA around the edge. The Canadian version has the word CANADA at the bottom.
- The reverse features Hercules wrestling with the Hydra (a symbolic representation of communism) with the word 'KOREA' at the bottom.
- The 32mm wide ribbon consists of 5 equal stripes: yellow, blue, yellow, blue, and yellow. The blue represents the Flag of the United Nations.
- The medal was designed by Edward Carter Preston.[1]
[edit] Claps
- A single bronze oak leaf emblem is worn to signify a 'Mentioned in Despatches'. There is no bar or attachment other than this emblem.
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[edit] References
- ^ Edward Carter Preston 1885 - 1965: by Ann Crompton (ISBN 0 85323 792 1)
