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medal, campaign

On display
human history
  • Other Name

    India General Service Medal 1854-1895 (descriptive name)

    1844 Pte Geo Linn, 2/9th Regiment of Foot. (associated name)

  • Description

    India General Service Medal 1854-95 with one bar (Jowaki)

    Medal awarded to 1844 Pte Geo Linn, 2\9th Regiment of Foot.

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

    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: JOWAKI 1877-78

    ribbon: red with two dark blue stripes

    named on edge: 1844 PTE. GEO. LINN 2\29TH. FOOT

  • Place
    England
  • Associated Place

    India

  • Accession Date
    [Pre 1977]
  • Other Id

    N1346 (numismatics)

    S089 (Spink 1988)

  • Department

    History

    War History

  • Display Room

    Pou Maumahara

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  • medal, campaign, N1346, S089, Photographed by Dani Lucas , digital, 10 Nov 2016, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, campaign, N1346, S089, Photographed by Dani Lucas , digital, 10 Nov 2016, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, campaign, N1346, S089, Photographed by Dani Lucas , digital, 10 Nov 2016, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, campaign, N1346, S089, Photographed by Dani Lucas , digital, 10 Nov 2016, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, campaign, N1346, S089, Photographed by Dani Lucas , digital, 10 Nov 2016, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, campaign, N1346, S089, Photographed by Dani Lucas , digital, 10 Nov 2016, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, campaign, N1346, S089, Photographed by Dani Lucas , digital, 10 Nov 2016, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, campaign, N1346, S089, Photographed by Dani Lucas , digital, 10 Nov 2016, © Auckland Museum CC BY

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