Medal "For The Liberation Of Korea".

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It's a small world....

Here is a photograph of the recipient to this award - http://soviet-awards.com/forum/sovie...tml#post154312

A Medical Man. Givi Mihajlovich Chikoidze, also awarded (repeatedly) by Bulgaria.

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Here is a picture of Kim Il-Sung personally awarding the Medal.

Take a note of the boards - not just a simple grunt.

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This medal's document has Soviet military unit made version.

Second photo what I attached is Soviet made, 1955.

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This example has a considerably different suspension than usually seen - shorter and different device. This may have been the type awards to Koreans in the Red Army as this was sourced directly from the DPRK and not from former Soviet territory.

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This example is considerably more convex than other examples I've seen. Often they are completely flat.

The prices of these have dropped along with Soviet awards. Whereas they were $80-$100 each they are now under $20.

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Here is a well worn early example.

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The original decree paper about establishment of 'Korea Liberation Commemoration Medal'. This scan is from the magazine <Worker(로동자)> Oct. 1948 KOR - SOV friendship special issue. Translation is exactly same as Sessler's book.

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The one on the lefts ribbon has been made or repaired using multiple pieces.

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Here is another example.