DCM awards to foreign recipients

[albuera1811]

Greetings,

I purchase a DCM single a while ago which was impressed SPECIMEN (K/4396). The ribbon was

attached with a slot brooch. Is this an indication that it was awarded to a foreign recipient, possibly US?

Also, what, if any, are the avenues of research that could be pursued? Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

Michael

[HarryBettsMCDCM]

Those awarded to non UK/Commonwealth recipients are unmarked {unless of course privately engraved or impressed} what you have is a "Specimen" medals which were struck for Important Private & Government Collections,The Mint for Reference purposes,Museum Collections,as an example of the Award;etc;

They are rare on the market{indeed one would wonder how such a thing should get onto the open market at all?}