Belgium: Medal for Combat War Volunteers (Medaille du Volontaire De Guerre Combattant). With 2 x ordnance issue clasps, 'Pugnator', & silvered 'Coree-Korea'

The Medal for War Volunteers with clasp Coree-Korea was instituted by decree of 7 April 1952, to those who had volunteered for overseas service in Korea for the 'Duration of War'. A subsequent decree of 8 April 1952, instituted the clasp 'Pugnator' to indicate those who actually served overseas in theatre. A further decree of 16 November instituted the award of the retrospective clasps '1914-1918' &' 1940-1945' on this medal for those veterans of the respective world wars who had not previously claimed earlier Volunteer Service medals for those conflicts.

The 'Silvered' clasp denotes that the recipient had actually served under fire and seen combat during the Korean War

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

Condition: About EF

Code: 21357