Ghuznee Medal

Ghuznee Medal
Obverse and reverse of the medal
TypeCampaign medal
Awarded forCampaign service
DescriptionSilver disk 37 mm wide
Presented byGovernor-General of India
EligibilityBritish Army
Campaign(s)Ghuznee 1839
ClaspsNone
Established1839
Total8,371
Ribbon: Two equal stripes of crimson and dark green

The Ghuznee Medal is a British campaign medal awarded for participation in the storming of the fortress of Ghuznee in Afghanistan, on 21 to 23 July 1839 by troops of the British and Indian Armies. This action, the Battle of Ghazni, took place during the First Anglo-Afghan War.

This was the second medal awarded to all ranks of the British Army for a specific campaign, the Waterloo Medal being the first.[1] It was struck in 1839 on the orders of Shuja Shah Durrani, the Shah of Afghanistan, to show his appreciation to the British forces who had helped restore him to his throne by storming the fortress. As the Shah died before the medals could be distributed, it was finally bestowed by the Governor-General of India in the name of the Government of India.[2]

Description

The medal was based on a design by John Luard, a British army officer and artist,[3] and struck at the Calcutta Mint. It is silver and 37 millimetres (1.5 in) in diameter,[1] with the following design:[2]

The obverse depicts the fortress of Ghuznee with the word ‘GHUZNEE’ below.
The reverse has a mural crown surrounded by a laurel wreath and the date ’23d JULY 1839’.
The suspender is straight with a ring passing through a smaller loop soldered to the top of the medal.
The ribbon has two equal stripes of crimson and dark green. Originally the ribbon was to have been half green and half yellow.
The medal was issued unnamed, but many were later privately engraved or impressed in varying styles on the reverse or rim.[4]

Two separate dies exist for this medal with one having a wider border around the edge than the other. The second also has a narrower and taller fortress.[2]

Medals of the Anglo-Afghan War

Four separate campaign medals were awarded to British led forces who served in the Afghan War of 1839 to 1842:[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b John Mussell (ed). Medal Yearbook 2015. p. 136. Token Publishing Ltd. Honiton, Devon.
  2. ^ a b c Joslin, Litherland and Simpkin. British Battles and Medals. pp. 104-5. Published Spink, London. 1988.
  3. ^ Ghuznee Medal 1839 – designer discovered. Clive Cohen. Orders & Medals Research Society Journal, September 2016, pages 188-194
  4. ^ Ghuznee Medal on medals.org.uk
  5. ^ Edward C. Joslin. Observer's Book of British Awards and Medals. p. 90. Published Frederick Warne & Co, London. 1974.

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