NAM.1967-10-67-2

2nd Afghan War Medal 1878-80. Awarded to Maj Gen Euston Henry Sartorius, 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment. Circular, silver medal with, on the obverse, a portrait of Queen Victoria, with the inscription, ‘Victoria Regina et Imperatrix’. On the reverse, an elephant carrying an artillery piece, with infantry and lancers on the march, with the inscription, ‘Afghanistan 1878-79-80’. The medal is suspended on a green ribbon with vertical crimson edges. Mounted upon a bar with brooch fastening. Associated with the 2nd Afghan War (1878-1880). From a medal group awarded to Capt (later Maj Gen) Euston Henry Sartorius, 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment, who won the Victoria Cross during the 2nd Afghan War (1878-1880).

2nd Afghan War (1878-1880)