Indian Mutiny Medal 1857-58, Major Herbert Mackworth Clogstoun VC, 19th Madras Native Infantry and 2nd Cavalry Hyderbad Contingent
Indian Mutiny Medal 1857-58, campaign medal
Accession Number
NAM.1961-05-7-3
Description
Indian Mutiny Medal 1857-58. Awarded to Maj Herbert Mackworth Clogstoun VC, 19th Madras Native Infantry and 2nd Cavalry Hyderbad Contingent. Silver campaign medal with, on the obverse, a portrait of Queen Victoria wearing diadem designed by William Wyon, with the inscription, ‘Victoria Regina’. On the reverse is a robed figure of Britannia, wearing a helmet, holding a wreath and shield with a lion by her side. Above is the word ‘India’, while below are the dates, ‘1857-1858’. This is an officially erased and renamed example of the medal as the first issue had a spelling error in the name (as does this issue). Associated with the Indian Mutiny (1857-1859).
Events
Chichumbah, Engagement at, 1859 (Indian Mutiny 1857-1859)
Units
Associated collection
