French Korea Medal Accession Number: REL/10793

Description

French Korea Medal awarded to members of the French military forces participating in the Korean War. The obverse shows shows the Korean ying and yang symbol and four trigrams within the outline of a rose of Sharon, surrounded by an olive wreath. Above is a flaming torch. The suspender takes the form of a pagoda roof. The reverse has raised lettering 'REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE MEDAILLE COMMEMORATIVE FRANCAISE DES OPERATIONS DE L'ORGANISATION DES NATIONS UNIES EN COREE'. The ribbon has a white central stripe with narrow side stripes in grey/white/red/pale blue.

Contextual Description

This specimen medal is an example of the French Korea Medal issued to French speaking participants in the Korean War.

Details

Accession Number
REL/10793
Maker
Unknown
Classification
Heraldry
Object Type
Medal
Physical Description
Material: Bronze
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
c 1953
Place Made
Gallery location
Main Bld: Korea, Malaya & Indonesia Gallery, Cold War
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright not applicable

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