A Belgian Commemorative Medal For Foreign Operations In Korea Archive hand-engraved "1453" on the reverse

hand-engraved "1453" on the reverse

the fittings throughout have a very heavy metal base with excellent silver plating

lid with a bronze commemorative medal with left-facing busts of Franz Joseph of Austria and Wilhelm II of Germany in the centre

After having endured eight months of treatment

Accompanied by a copy of the List of Applicants for the Abyssinia(n) Medal

A Belgian Commemorative Medal For Foreign Operations In Korea Archive hand-engraved "1453" on the reverseA Belgian Commemorative Medal for Foreign Operations in Korea Bronze, engraver marked "J. DEMART. 51" on the reverse, bronze, 37. 7 mm, faded original ribbon with dual prong pinback, near extremely fine. Footnote: The medal was instituted on September 26, 1951 and awarded to Belgian soldiers who volunteered for service in Korea. Two battalions of Belgian volunteer troops, each of 900 men, served in Korea during the Korean War, the second battalion