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medal, campaign

On display
human history
  • Other Name

    India General Service Medal 1854-1895 (descriptive name)

    2216 Pte C Rudings, 2nd Battalion Manchester Regiment (associated name)

  • Description

    India General Service Medal 1854-95 with bar for Samana 1891

    Medal awarded to 2216 Pte C Rudings, 2nd Battalion Manchester Regiment

    silver medal; floreated swivelling suspender; one bar; ribbon missing

    obverse: diademed head of Queen Victoria with the legend VICTORIA REGINA

    reverse: winged and standing figure of Victory, who is crowning a seated warrior; in the exergue is a lotus flower and four leaves denoting connection with the East

    bar: SAMANA 1891

    ribbon: red with two dark blue stripes

    named on edge: 2216 Pte C. Rudings 2nd Bn. Manch. R.

    markings:

    obverse: medallist's name below VR shoulder: W.WYON R.A.

    reverse: medallist's name in exergue below lotus flowers: L.C.WYON

  • Place
    England
  • Associated Place

    India

    Samana/Punjab/India

  • Accession Date
    [Pre 1977]
  • Other Id

    N1742 (numismatics)

    S089 (Spink 1988)

  • Department

    History

    War History

  • Display Room

    Pou Maumahara

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  • medal, campaign, N1742, S089, Photographed by: Rohan Mills, photographer, digital, 13 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, campaign, N1742, S089, Photographed by: Rohan Mills, photographer, digital, 13 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, campaign, N1742, S089, Photographed by: Rohan Mills, photographer, digital, 13 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, campaign, N1742, S089, Photographed by: Rohan Mills, photographer, digital, 13 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, campaign, N1742, S089, Photographed by: Rohan Mills, photographer, digital, 13 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, campaign, N1742, S089, Photographed by: Rohan Mills, photographer, digital, 13 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, campaign, N1742, S089, Photographed by: Rohan Mills, photographer, digital, 13 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY

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