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Token - The Korean War
| Location | United States |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | The central field features a large red enamel Roman numeral IX dominating the design, with a relief depiction of a battle tank and US Army soldiers advancing in the lower portion. The legend 'IX Corps' appears at the top of the field, and a scroll cartouche at the base carries the inscription 'The Korean War'. The design is enclosed within a red enamel-accented border. |
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| Obverse lettering | IX Corps The Korean War |
| Reverse description | The central field depicts a colored map of the Korean Peninsula divided at the 38th Parallel, with North Korea filled in red enamel and South Korea in blue enamel, evoking the Yin and Yang symbol. Two colored Taeguk roundels flank the map on either side. The legend '38 TH PARALLEL' is prominently lettered across the center, with dates '1950-1953' above, and a scroll cartouche at the base reads 'The Forgotten War'. Surrounding legends in the border name 'United Nations', 'North Korea & South Korea', and 'People's Volunteer Army'. |
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