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Medal, campaign   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Leonard Charles Wyon; Edward Poynter
Title
Medal, campaign
Object type Classification: 278
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English: Ashantee War Medal 1873-74 Awarded to J Hill, Dom 2nd Class, HMS Encounter, 1873-1874 circular silver medal; plain swivelling suspension bar; with ribbon obverse- head of Queen Victoria; legend- QUEEN VICTORIA reverse- relief illustration depicting British soldiers fighting African (Ashanti) warriors ribbon- black and yellow named on edge- J.HILL. DOM. 2 CL. H.M.S. ENCOUNTER 73-74 markings- obverse- medallist's name- L.C. WYON medallist- obverse- LC Won reverse- Sir Edwin Poynter, R.A.
Date 1873-1874; Ashanti Campaign 1873-1874-wars; (Pre 1977); Queen Victoria (1837 - 1901)-English reign
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diameter: 36mm
width: 34mm

notes: medal: 36mm diameter ribbon: 38mm wide
institution QS:P195,Q758657
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799932 (object number)
Place of creation Africa; England
Credit line Collection of Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, N1730
Notes Ashantee War Medal 1873-74 Medal awarded to J Hill, Dom 2nd Class, HMS Encounter, 1873-1874 (Royal Navy) This medal sanctioned on 1st June 1874, was awarded for Major-General Sir Wolseley’s campaign against the Ashantis under King Kofi Karikar.
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