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US Book -Orders, Decorations & Medals Democratic People's Rep of Korea (Cased/#d
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ORDERS, DECORATIONS, AND MEDALS OF THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA by COL William A. Boik, USAR, Ret. Hardcover with dust jacket. 11" x 8.5", having 120 pages illustrated with over 300 color photos showing all North Korean awards.This is one of the first 150 that are cased and numbered and signed by the author.
This is the first detailed color study of North Korean orders, decorations, and medals. It has over 300 color pictures of North Korean orders and medals. The front and back of each award is shown in color. There are also color pictures illustrating the variations of each award, the award certificates and cases. There are four appendices in this book. The first provides the number of awards presented to both North Koreans and the Chinese Peoples Army Volunteers during the Korean War. The second lists the order of precedence for the awards. The third shows the ribbons for each award in the order of precedence. The final appendix provides a reference of the estimated value for each award.