20th Anniversary Of Chongryon Commemorative Medal.

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The 20th Anniversary Of Chongryon Commemorative Medal (General Association Of Korean Residents In Japan)" (20총련기녕메달) is one of the most obscure DPRK awards there are. Instituted on 20th May 1975 this commemorative medal was awarded to "North Koreans" living in Japan. Although this medal has been awarded outside the restrained and isolated market of the DPRK and inside one of the most commercial and "capitalist" nations in the world VERY few have been offered on the open market (In fact I have more Orders Of Kim Il-Sung in my collection than the amount of these I have seen for sale). When it comes to DPRK commemorative medals it doesn't get much more obscure than this.

Now I've got a camera (which isn't fabulous but it's better than nothing) here is a picture of this award from my own collection which comes in its own basic case but unfortunately no ribbon bar yet.