1st TYPE BRITISH ARMY KHEDIVE’S SUDAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL IN BRONZE 1910 – 1921

Description

Offered is a 1st Type Khedive’s Sudan Medal in Bronze, 1910 – 1921.

37mm wide circular bronze medal with claw and ribbon suspension bar; with an Arabic inscription signifying the name of Khedive Abbas Hilmi, with date 1328 in the Moslem calendar (1910 A.D.). The reverse showing a lion poised on a plinth, with SUDAN written upon it, with the sunrise in the background. Un-named as issued to camp followers and on the correct ribbon.

The Khedive’s Sudan Medal was a campaign medal awarded by the Khedivate of Egypt for service during in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. Established 1911, by the Khedive, this medal replaced the Khedive’s Sudan Medal (1897), the bronze version being rarely seen for sale.