A Korean Order Of Military Merit; 4Th Class (Hwarang) Newly Listed of State Armed Corps and

of State Armed Corps and similar (Army

the reverse bearing the soldier’s name and a date of “1944”

In the spring of 1940 it was decided that civilians would receive the Military Order of William for heroic acts in the resistance

Each of the pockets is divided into two sections inside by the use of a horizontal strap near the top

A Korean Order Of Military Merit; 4Th Class (Hwarang) Newly Listed of State Armed Corps and(Republic, South Korea) 3rd Grade, 1st Type (1950 1967): Three piece construction, bronze gilt with red, white and green enamels, 45 mm x 47. 8 mm, original ribbon with brooch pinback, intact enamels, greening evident on the obverse, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Order was instituted on October 18, 1950 and awarded in four classes, to military personnel for outstanding conduct during wartime or in a state of emergency, originally in four classes.