Belgium: United Nations Service Medal. With clasp 'Coree-Korea'

The Belgian variant of the UN Service Medal is unique in it's design amongst Francophone countries (France & Canada adopted the standard UN issue in French language)

Note: Belgian personnel who served with BUNC in Korea were officially awarded the UN Service Medal with clasp 'Coree' in French language. However, Belgian veterans who had no tradition of wearing medals with straight bar suspensions, preferred to source their own Belgian made UN Korea medals, with traditional ring suspensions

During the Korean War it is recorded that 3171 x Belgians & 78 x Luxembourgers served with BUNC, of which an estimated 101 x Belgians and 2 x Luxembourgers were killed-in-action or died-of-wounds, while 478 x Belgians & 17 Luxembourgers were wounded-in-action during the conflict

The silk riband fitted with a two-pronged mounting pin, or 'epingle' as worn in the traditional Belgian style

Condition: EF

Code: 21356