![]() WHAT CLASPS WERE ISSUE FOR THE INDIAN MUTINY MEDAL?Ĭlasps are a single-faced metal bar which are carried on the ribbon attached to a medal, indicating service in a specific battle or campaign. Suspender: Ornate horn-shaped bar, cusped and attached to piece by a high-swivelling claw.īrooch bar: Buckle, two pronged. Recipient's name and unit: Impressed upon the medal’s rim in block Roman capitals.Ĭlasp (if awarded): Ornate bar with fish-tail ends, supported at either end by a rosette. White ribbon with two scarlet stripes: Measuring 32mm wide (1.25 inches) and each stripe is of equal width – creating a white/red/white/red/white (6 mm wide) ribbon pattern: Standing behind her is the British lion, also facing left, above the word ‘INDIA’ along with the two dates 1857-1858 below. Her left arm supports the Union Shield and her left hand carries a wreath. Reverse design (by Leonard Charles Wyon): Britannia standing, cloaked and helmeted, with her right arm extended and holding a laurel wreath. Obverse design (by William Wyon): The diademed head of Queen Victoria is depicted featuring the text ‘VICTORIA REGINA’. ![]() The majority of the Indian Mutiny Medals and clasps are made of solid silver, although some bronze versions were issued to mainly Indian non-combatants. Indian Mutiny Medal 1857-58 - PICTURE: Royal Museums Greenwich THE INDIAN MUTINY MEDAL DESIGN AND FEATURES It was the last campaign medal issued by the Honourable East India Company and the 1868 order is believed to account for the large number of medals found to this day without bars. The awarding of Indian Mutiny Medals was approved by General Order number 363 on 18th August 1858 and number 733 of 1859 and initially was only to be awarded to troops who served in operations against the mutineers.īut the General Order number 771 of 1868 extended the award to anyone who’d borne arms or been under fire – including members of the Indian judiciary and the Indian civil service, who also became embroiled in the fighting. The mutiny is also referred to as India's First War of Independence, the Great Rebellion, the Sepoy Mutiny and the Revolt of 1857. Having first started in the town of Meerut, The Indian Mutiny quickly erupted into other rebellions by citizens in the areas of the upper Gangetic plain and central India. The Indian Mutiny Medal (1857-1858) was a campaign medal issued by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to officers and men serving in British and Indian units during operations to suppress the Indian Mutiny, which began on.
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