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Miniature medal, Indian Mutiny Medal 1857-58, with clasp: ‘Central India’, Captain John Grant Malcolmson, 3rd Regiment of Bombay Light Cavalry
miniature medal, Indian Mutiny Medal 1857-58, miniature medal
Accession Number

NAM.2016-12-14-9

Description

Miniature medal, Indian Mutiny Medal, clasp: Central India. From medal group of Capt John Grant Malcolmson, VC (1835-1902), 3rd Regiment of Bombay Light Cavalry. Silver, circular campaign medal with, on the obverse, a portrait of Queen Victoria wearing a diadem, 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’. The medal is suspended on a red and white striped ribbon. The obverse of this medal was designed by William Wyon, Chief Engraver of the Royal Mint from 1828, and the reverse by his son Leonard Charles Wyon who also worked at the Royal Mint. Associated with the Indian Mutiny (1857-1859).

Campaigns

Indian Mutiny (1857-1859)

Associated collection