United Nations Service Medal for Korea (Spanish) Accession Number: REL/10794

Description

Bronze medal with blue and white striped ribbon, bearing on the obverse the United Nations badge of a world map within an olive wreath. A bar with 'KOREA' is attached to the ribbon. The reverse bears raised lettering in Spanish 'POR SERICIO EN DEFENSA DE LOS PRINCIPIOS DE LA CARTA DE LAS NACIONES UNIDAS'.

Contextual Description

This specimen medal is an example of the United Nations Service Medal issued to Spanish speaking participants in the Korean War.

Details

Accession Number
REL/10794
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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Accession REL/10794

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