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**SOLD** VINTAGE PRE WW1 BRITISH EAST & CENTRAL AFRICA MEDAL 1898 BAR 27 BOMBAY INFANTRY
***SOLD*** East & Central Africa Medal 1897 – 1899, one campaign clasp ‘1898’, 36 mm wide circular silver medal on claw and ribbon bar suspension; the face with the Jubilee crowned bust of Queen Victoria facing left, circumscribed ‘VICTORIA REGINA ET IMPERATRIX’ (Victoria Queen and Empress); the reverse with an image of Britannia standing and facing right, holding a trident and palm branch, behind her is a lion and the rising sun. The inscription on the reverse is “EAST & CENTRAL AFRICA”. Correctly engraved named to 1523 PTE AMIN KHAN. 27/BOM:INF:. Comes with a length of the original ribbon. 163...
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East & Central Africa Medal 1897 - 1899, one campaign clasp '1898', 36 mm wide circular silver medal on claw and ribbon bar suspension; the face with the Jubilee crowned bust of Queen Victoria facing left, circumscribed ‘VICTORIA REGINA ET IMPERATRIX’ (Victoria Queen and Empress); the reverse with an image of Britannia standing and facing right, holding a trident and palm branch, behind her is a lion and the rising sun. The inscription on the reverse is "EAST & CENTRAL AFRICA". Correctly engraved named to 1523 PTE AMIN KHAN. 27/BOM:INF:. Comes with a length of the original ribbon.
163 members of the 27th Bombay Infantry were awarded the 1898 clasp to the Central & East Africa Medal, who operated under Major W. Quentin for operations against the Ogaden Somalis under Sultan Ahmed Nin Marghan, who were in Rebellion.
| Weight | 0.5 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 20 × 10 × 6 cm |
