Date
Instituted: 1846.
Campaign: Sutlej 1845-46.
Description: The obverse of the medal
bears the head of young Queen Victoria and the legend 'VICTORIA
REGINA'. The reverse has the figure of Victory holding a laurel
wreath in her outstretched right hand. Also on the reverse is the
legend 'ARMY OF THE SUTLEJ' and the name of the battle for which
the medal was first awarded in the exergue below. The suspender
is of the swivelling ornate scroll type.
Metal: Silver.
Size: 36mm..
Clasps: 'MOODKEE', 'FEROZESHUHUR', 'ALIWAL' and 'SOBRAON'.
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Naming: Impressed in tall capital letters to British and some Indian recipients and engraved in capital
letters to other Indian recipients. Medals impressed to Indian troops are more irregular than those to British troops.
Comments: This medal bears the names of the battles for which it
is awarded on both the reverse of the medal and on the clasps. After
the issue of this medal names of subsequent battles appeared only on the clasps
and not the actual medal.
Interestingly this is the first campaign medal to be issued to 'all ranks' with 'clasps'. Previously clasps had only appeared on the the Army Gold Cross and Medal awarded to officers and while the Naval and Military General Service Medals, which were issued with clasps, covered earlier periods they were not issued until after the Sutlej Medal.
Later issues of this medal (possibly replacements) are found to be slightly thicker than original issues. |
