词条 | Ghuznee Medal |
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|name= Ghuznee Medal |image= |caption= Obverse and reverse of the medal |awarded_by= Governor-General of India |type= Campaign medal |eligibility= British Army |for= Campaign service |campaign= Ghuznee 1839 |status= |description= Silver disk 37 mm wide |clasps= None |established= 1839 |total= 8,371 |image2= Ribbon: Two equal stripes of crimson and dark green |caption2= }} The Ghuznee Medal is a British campaign medal awarded for participation in the storming of the fortress of Ghuznee in Afghanistan, on 21 to 23 July 1839 by troops of the British and Indian Armies. This action, the Battle of Ghazni, took place during the First Anglo-Afghan War. This was the second medal awarded to all ranks of the British Army for a specific campaign, the Waterloo Medal being the first.[1] It was struck in 1839 on the orders of Shuja Shah Durrani, the Shah of Afghanistan, to show his appreciation to the British forces who had helped restore him to his throne by storming the fortress. As the Shah died before the medals could be distributed, it was finally bestowed by the Governor-General of India in the name of the Government of India.[2] DescriptionThe medal was based on a design by John Luard, a British army officer and artist,[2] and struck at the Calcutta Mint. It is silver and {{convert|37|mm|in}} in diameter,[1] with the following design:[3] The obverse depicts the fortress of Ghuznee with the word ‘GHUZNEE’ below. Two separate dies exist for this medal with one having a wider border around the edge than the other. The second also has a narrower and taller fortress.[3] Medals of the Anglo-Afghan WarFour separate campaign medals were awarded to British led forces who served in the Afghan War of 1839 to 1842:[5]
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References1. ^1 {{Cite book|author=John Mussell (ed).|title=Medal Yearbook 2015.|page=136. Token Publishing Ltd. Honiton, Devon.}} 2. ^Ghuznee Medal 1839 – designer discovered. Clive Cohen. Orders & Medals Research Society Journal, September 2016, pages 188-194 3. ^1 2 {{Cite book|author=Joslin, Litherland and Simpkin.|title=British Battles and Medals.|pages=104-5. Published Spink, London. 1988}} 4. ^Ghuznee Medal on medals.org.uk 5. ^{{Cite book|author=Edward C. Joslin.|title=Observer's Book of British Awards and Medals.|page=90. Published Frederick Warne & Co, London. 1974}} External links
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