Date
Instituted: 1899.
Campaign: East & Central Africa 1897-99.
Description: The obverse bears the
head of Queen Victoria and the legend ‘VICTORIA REGINA ET IMPERATRIX’.
The reverse has the figure of Britannia standing next to a lion
holding her trident in her right hand and a pal branch and scroll
in her outstretched left hand. In the exergue below are the
words ‘EAST AND CENTRAL AFRICA. The suspender is straight
and is riveted to the medal with a claw mount.
Metal: Silver or bronze.
Size: 36mm.
Clasps: ‘LUBWA’S’, ‘UGANDA 1897-98’,
‘1898’ and ‘UGANDA 1899’.
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Naming: Usually
in indented capitals or thin engraved sloping or upright capitals
or running script for some Indian troops.
Comments: All
silver issues of this medal were awarded with a clasp but some bronze
examples were awarded without to camp followers.
Images courtesy of Tony Farrell
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