Punjab Campaign Medal 1849

Obverse: Head of Queen Victoria with a diadem, hair tied in a knot (L). Legend: "VICTORIA REGINA". Reverse: a Sikh chief surrending arms to Major General Sir Walter Raleigh Gilbert (on horseback), English troops drawn up in the rear; a hill and palm trees in the distance. Legend: "TO THE ARMY OF THE PUNJAB." Suspended from a cusped bar and dark blue ribbon edged with yellow. Inscribed on edge, "1ST CLASS ENGR. W.H.J.SPEARMAN, IND.FLOT. (INDIAN FLOTILLA)."

Object Details

ID: MED0049
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: War medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wyon, William
Events: Second Sikh War, 1848-1849
Date made: 1849
People: Spearman, W.H.J; Gilbert, Walter Raleigh
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 36 mm