United Nations Service Medal for Korea
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Eligibility
The United Nations Service Medal (Korea) is awarded to any military service member, of an Armed Force allied with South Korea, who participated in the defense of South Korea from North Korea between June 27th 1950 and July 27th 1954 for a minimum of 30 days. Most countries consider the United Nations Service Medal an automatic decoration.
Description
The UN Korea Medal is a 36mm wide circular medal of bronze alloy.] The obverse depicts the 'World-in-a Wreath' emblem of the United Nations. The reverse has the inscription: FOR SERVICE IN DEFENCE OF THE PRINCIPLES OF THE CHARTER OF THE UNITED NATIONS. Each participating country has the text in the most appropriate language, in Australia's case in English.
The medal hangs from a claw attachment on a straight bar suspension. Each medal is worn with a medal bar bearing the inscription KOREA in the same language as the reverse inscription. The medal's ribbon made up of 17 equal stripes of United Nations blue and white, 9 blue and 8 white, each 5⁄64 inch (2.0 mm) wide
Recipients
Notes
Content for the history and honours sections has come from a combination of Wikipedia and the Australian War Memorial websites.