Korea Medal
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| Korea Medal | |
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| Awarded by United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | |
| Type | Campaign medal |
| Eligibility | British and Commonwealth forces. |
| Awarded for | Campaign service. |
| Campaign | Korean War 1950-53. |
| Description | Cupro nickel or silver (Canadian issue) disk, 36mm diameter. |
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| Established | 1951 |
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The Korea Medal, or Queen's Korea Medal , was a British campaign medal. Awarded to British and Commonwealth troops for one day's service in Korea or twenty-eight day's offshore. Issued in cupro-nickel to British, Australian and New Zealand troops and in silver to Canadian troops.
[edit] Description
- Obverse- Right facing bust of Queen Elizabeth II, with or without BR:OMN surrounding (Canadian issue has CANADA bellow Queen's bust)
- Reverse Hercules wrestling with the Hydra, with KOREA in exergue
- Ribbon- Yellow with two blue stripes
