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GREAT BRITAIN: Victoria, 1837-1901, AR medal, The Punjab Medal: diademed head of Queen Victoria with the legend VICTORIA REGINA // scene showing Sir Walter Gilbert receiving the Sikh surrender with the legend TO THE ARMY OF THE PUNJAB above, and below MDCCCXLIX, the year 1849 in Roman numerals, with GOOJERAT and MOOLTAN clasps, without ribbon, awarded to John May, 32nd Foot, cleaned, EF-AU. The Punjab Medal was a campaign medal issued to officers and men of the British Army and Honourable East India Company who served in the Punjab campaign of 1848-49, which ended in the British annexation of the Punjab. The medal was approved on 2 April 1849, for award to all who served in the Punjab between 7 September 1848 and 14 March 1849. The 32nd (Cornwall) Regiment of Foot was founded in 1702 and merged with the 46th Regiment of Foot to form the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry in 1881. This clasp was initiated 21 February 1849 and awarded to troops under the command of Lord Gough who defeated the Sikh army of Sher Singh at Gujarat. In total, 32,960 of these clasps were awarded, 6,200 to Europeans and 26,760 to Indian troops.Another example was sold in our Auction 30, Lot 1232.

Estimate: 350-450 USD