HOW TO RECOGNIZE FAKE UN KOREAN WAR MEDALS

demir · April 18, 2011

Hello,
Here is how to recognize the original UN authorized UN Korean War Medals comparing with the others:
1. The size of the medal is smaller in the original.
2. The top leaf of the wreath surrounding the world is long in the original.
3. The leaves of the wreath are more closer to each other in the original
3. the space between Europe and Noth America is narrower in the original
4. Australia is thicker and bigger in the original
5. New Zealand (top right side of 12.00 o'clock) is thicker in the original
6. In the original the bar with a handle under the script Korea holding the medal is narrower in general and thinner at the ends and in it is not as wide as the others.
7. Reverse of the same bar in the middle where the hand holds the medal there is a small mound. A line that passes through this mound is thinner and the mound's size is bigger than the bar in the original.
8. More space between the script and the edge in the original Spanish one.
There are more in the world map but the wreath is enough to easily recognize the unofficial ones.
The pin is not important original might be lost with the original ribbon.
I checked the other language UN Korean war medals (except Italian) and they are all same.
I am posting the pictures of the Original UN-made Spanish Korean War Medal and comparing it with another Spanish version.
Also, an original Turkish medal to show the same print and style as the original Spanish one.

FOR PHOTOS PLEASE CHECK :

and

2. UN Medals awarded for the KOREAN WAR and my collection

Best wishes

:beer:

DEMIR

Edited March 24, 2021 by demir
to add a picture

demir · July 11, 2011

Hi,

medalhut from TEXAS, United States is selling fake in this fake sellers paradise

U.N. MEDAL FOR KOREA IN TURKISH W/BAR "KORE"

item no: 27078010080 and it is Not Available to Turkey because it is fake. But this is a terrible fake, even the Turkish on it is not proper Turkish.

Regards

Demir