The Korea Medal, obverse (left) and reverse (right)
Type
Campaign medal
Awarded for
Campaign service
Description
36mm diameter disk Cupro-nickel, Canada issue: silver
Presented by
The monarch of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom
Eligibility
Australian, British, Canadian, and New Zealand veterans of the Korean War
Campaign(s)
Korean War (1950–1953)
Clasps
None
Status
No longer awarded
Established
July 1951
Ribbon of the Korea Medal Ribbon with bronze oakleaf for Mentioned in Despatches
Precedence
Next (higher)
Dependent on state
Next (lower)
Dependent on state
Related
United Nations Service Medal for Korea Republic of Korea War Service Medal
Obverse of Canadian version
The Korea Medal (French: Médaille de Corée), sometimes referred to as the Queen's Korea Medal to distinguish it from the United Nations Service Medal, is a campaign medal created in 1951 to recognize troops from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom who had given either one day's service in an air sortie over Korea, or 28 days service offshore, during the Korean War.[1] The medal was identical in all countries where it was awarded, except for Canada where it contained unique elements. An award distributed across the Commonwealth, the Korea Medal holds a different place in each country's order of precedence for honours.
^Office of the Governor General of Canada. "Honours > Medals > Canadian Korea Medal". Queen's Printer for Canada. Archived from the original on 17 November 2008. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
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