Date
Instituted: 1854.
Campaign: India 1854-95.
Description: The obverse of this medal
shows the diademed head of Queen Victoria with the inscription ‘VICTORIA
REGINA’. The reverse depicts the figure of Victory crowning
a seated Roman warrior with a laurel wreath. In the outer
edge of the exergue can be seen the designer mark of L. C. Wyon.
The ribbon is attached via a scroll type swivelling suspender riveted
to the medal.
Metal: Silver or bronze.
Size: 36mm.
Clasps: ‘PEGU’, ‘PERSIA’, ‘NORTH
WEST FRONTIER’, ‘UMBELYA’, ‘BHOOTAN’, ‘LOOSHAI’, ‘PERAK’, ‘JOWAKI
1877-8’, ‘NAGA 1879-80’, ‘BURMA 1885-7’, ‘SIKKIM 1888’, ‘HAZARA
1888’, ‘BURMA 1887-89’, ‘CHIN LUSHAI 1889-90’, ‘SAMANA 1891’, ‘HAZARA
1891’, ‘N. E. FRONTIER 1891’, ‘HUNZA 1891’, ‘BURMA 1889-92’, ‘LUSHAI
1889-92’, ‘CHIN HILLS 1892-93, ‘KACHIN HILLS 1892-93’ and ‘WAZIRISTAN
1894-95’.
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Naming: Because
this medal was issued for over 40 years the style of naming varies
considerably. Many of he earlier issues appear in the same
type of impressing as the Military General Service Medal while later
issues are often found engraved in running script as well as being
impressed.
Comments: The order in which the
bars should be read is from bottom to top. However the first clasp issued is often
found at the top due to the common practice of cutting off the top
lugs to give the clasp a more finished look and neater appearance.
A bronze version of this medal was struck for non-combatants for
those campaigns covered by the last 14 clasps.
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