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medal, campaign

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human history
  • Other Name

    Korea Medal (descriptive name)

    Leslie Frederick Foale (associated name)

  • Description

    Korea Medal

    Awarded to Leslie Frederick Foale

    cupronickel circular medal, 38mm wide, plain bar suspension, with ribbon

    obverse: the words ELIZABETH II DEI GRA. BRITT. OMN. REGINA F.D surrounding an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II

    reverse: depiction of Hercules wrestling the Hydra—a symbolic representation of communism—with the word KOREA below.

    Ribbon: 32mm wide grosgrain ribbon, five vertical stripes in alternating yellow and blue

  • Place
    Unknown
  • Accession Number
    2001.25.354
  • Accession Date
    15 Aug 2001
  • Other Id

    Spink: 172 (Spink 1988)

    7476 (Asset Register)

  • Department

    History

    War History

  • Display Room

    Pou Maumahara

Korea Medal 2001.25.354

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