East & West Africa Medal 1887-99
Obverse: Head of Queen Victoria in a diadem and veil (left). Legend: 'VICTORIA REGINA'. Reverse: a group of soldiers and Africans fighting in the bush for their fallen comrades. Suspended from a bar, and yellow ribbon with a broad black edge and two narrow black central stripes. Bars: 'JUBA RIVER 1893'. Inscription on edge: 'J. DENHAM, A.B., H.M.S. BLANCHE'.
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Object Details
ID: | MED0127 |
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Collection: | Coins and medals |
Type: | War medal |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Poynter, Edward John; Wyon, Leonard Charles |
Events: | East & West Africa War, 1887-1888; East & West Africa War: Juba River, 1893 |
Vessels: | Blanche (1889) |
Date made: | circa 1893 |
People: | Denham, John James |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 36 mm |