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ROK, War Service Medal, 1st issue 1954 - A Catalgoue of Decorations and Campaign Medals
Issued By Republic of Korea To United Nations Forces
For The Korean War 1950 - 1954
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Obverse |
Reverse |
ROK, War Service Medal, 1st issue 1954 |
ROK, War Service Medal, 1st issue 1954
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Obverse |
Circular with a raised rim and another rim 1mm inside the first containing
64 equidistant raised dots. The bottom half of the medal contains two
crossed rifle bullets 18mm long above which is a 15mm diameter raised polar
projection map with Korea, encircled by two olive branches. |
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Reverse |
Plain except for the inscription in 4.5mm Korean characters ‘ ’ (Korea)
around the lower half of the medal and ‘ ’ (War Service Medal) from top
centre to bottom. |
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Size |
32.5mm in diameter and 2.5mm thick |
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Suspension |
Struck in one piece a 15mm semi-circular ring 2mm wide to allow the ribbon
to pass through. The portion between the medal and ring is 3mm wide
containing two raised lines arcing from the medal to each side of the ring. |
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Composition |
Bronze, coated with a dark lacquer. |
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Designers |
Not known. |
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Naming |
Issued unnamed. |
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Ribbon |
27mm wide, with a 14.5mm central stripe of yellow, and on either side are
white 0.75mm, red 0.75mm, white 0.75mm and light green 4mm. |
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No. of clasps |
None. |
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Other emblems |
None. |
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No. issued |
Not known. |
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Part of the Red Oblong Network