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The Canadian Korea Medal was established in July 1951 to recognize those men and women, military or civilian, who performed specified service in Korea or in direct support of the United Nations action in Korea between July 2, 1950, and July 27, 1954.
The qualifying service for the Royal Navy was twenty-eight days afloat in ships or craft engaged in operations off the Korean coast, or one day or more on duty ashore. Members of the Army had to have served one day or more with a unit or a formation in Korea, and Air Force members had to have flown one operational sortie over Korea or Korean waters. Members of certain civilian categories were also eligible under the same conditions.
The medal was issued in silver. On the obverse appears the wordCANADA beneath the uncrowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II with the legend ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA. The design on the reverse of the medal shows Hercules fighting the Hydra, a mythical monster with nine or more heads. A single bronze oak leaf emblem is worn on the ribbon by those Mentioned in Dispatches.
The Medal is suspended from a ribbon of five equal stripes, three yellow separated by two blue. It is worn after the War Medal (1939-1945) and before the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal for Korea.
The Canadian Korea Medal is part of the Canadian Honours System established in 1967.
(March 1994)
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