Miniature circular cupro-nickel medal on claw and ribbon bar suspension; the face with the head and shoulders portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right by Mary Gillick (1881-1965), circumscribed ‘ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA CANADA’ (Elizabeth II, by the Grace of God Queen Canada); the reverse with a kneeling Hercules wrestling with the Hydra, inscribed below ‘KOREA’; diameter 18.99mm (0.75 inch); on original ribbon.
The Medal was instituted in July 1951 and awarded to members of the Canadian armed forces who served in Korea and adjacent waters between 27 June 1950 and 27 July 1954.
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