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The Korean Empire
Early Yi Dynasty Awards
Horse Warrants (Map’ae)
An Early Taeguk Medal
Orders of the Korean Empire
Rarity Guide for the Orders of the Korean Empire
An Eight Trigrams Mystery
Award Documents of the Korean Empire
Empire Orders found in Pictures
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Commemorative Coin Charms
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Commemorative Medals of the Korean Empire
Medals of The 1907 Japanese Imperial Tour
Other Medals of the Korean Empire
Korean Empire Expositions
Japanese Pre-Colonial Medals
Stamps of the Korean Empire
Korea of the Japanese
The 1894-95 Sino-Japanese War Medal
The 1904-05 Russo-Japanese War Medal
The 1910 Annexation Medal
Japanese Census Medals
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Colonial Sports – Medals and Fobs
Koreans During WWII
Korean Provisional Government and Army
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Koreans in Japan Today
Republic of Korea
A Brief Introduction to the Award System Of the Republic of Korea
Korea 1945-1950
Orders of Merit
Grand Order of Mugunghwa
Order of National Foundation
Order of Civil Merit
Order of Military Merit
Order of Service Merit
Order of National Security
Order of Diplomatic Service
Order of Industrial Service
Order of Saemaeul Service
Order of Cultural Merit
Order of Sports Merit
Order of Science and Technology
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1949 Series Merit Medals
1967 Series Merit Medals
1970 Series Merit Medals
1971 Series Merit Medals (2)
1973 Series Merit Medals
1984/2001 Series Merit Medals
The Current Series of the Merit Medals
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Other Government Commendations
Civil Servant Commendation
Ki Jang Medals
Fire Department Medals
“Hero of the Nation” Medal
Military Medals
Armed Forces Foundation Commemoration Medals
Guerrilla Warfare Service Medal
Korean War Military Badges
Korean War Service Medal
Overcoming National Crisis Medal
Peace Keeping 0perations (PKO) Medal
ROK Service Medal
Soldiers Bereaved Family Medal
Tiger Brigade Medal
Vietnam Participation Medal
Wound Medals
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Bereaved Family Medal
IBRD/IMF
Maritime Police Medals
Police Achievement and Cooperation Medals
Police Service Medals
Railway Special Judicial Police
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Prison Guard Medals
Korean Red Cross
Korean Red Cross History
2018 Award Regulations
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Red Cross Award Recipients
Korean Red Cross Donations
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1978 World Shooting Championship
1986 Asian Games
1988 Summer Olympics
2015 CISM 6
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World Military Games
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Korea Youth League
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National Medal of Merit
Naturalization and Honorary Citizenship
The ROK and Leftist Koreans
ROK Miscellany
Award Replacement
Korean Medal Collections
A Great-Granddaughter’s Collection
The George Notarpole Collection
The Michael Quigley Collection
Methods of Wear
Miniature Medals
One Mystery Solved
Order of Military Merit Oddities
Research Needed
Research Aids
Korean Calendar Systems
The Sexagenary Calendar
Chinese Font Styles and Aids
Seal Script versus Traditional Script
Japan’s Simplified Kanji
Japan’s Hiragana and Katakana
Korean Translations
Chinese Translations
Korean Medal Roll
Reference Material / Bibliography
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