Date
Instituted: 1899.
Campaign: Sudan Reconquest 1896-97.
Description: The obverse bears the bust of Queen
Victoria and the legend ‘VICTORIA REGINA ET IMPERATRIX’. The
reverse has the winged figure of Victory seated with her arms outstretched
holding a palm branch in her left hand and a laurel wreath in her
right. In the background are the Royal Standards and below
her feet is the word ‘SUDAN’. The suspender is straight
and attached to the medal with a riveted claw mount.
Metal: Silver.
Size: 36mm.
Clasps: None authorised for this
medal.
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Naming: Styles
of naming varies considerably including engraved neat sloping capitals,
upright capitals, impressed thin Roman capitals while some were
awarded un-named. Arabic naming is also found to native troops.
Comments: An unofficial clasp of
‘DONGOLA’ is known to exist.
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