Ashantee Medal
| Ashantee Medal | |
|---|---|
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Obverse and reverse of the medal | |
| Awarded by UK | |
| Type | Campaign medal |
| Eligibility | British, Colonial and native forces |
| Awarded for | Campaign Service |
| Campaign | Third Anglo-Ashanti War |
| Description | Silver, 36.5mm diameter |
| Clasps | Coomassie |
| Statistics | |
| Established | 1 June 1874 |
| Related |
Ashanti Star (1896) Ashanti Medal (1901) |
 Ribbon bar of the medal | |
The Ashantee Medal is a British campaign medal instituted on 1 June 1874 for award to British, Colonial and allied native forces deployed against the army of the Ashanti King Koffee Kalkalli, during the Third Anglo-Ashanti War.[1]
Description
Obverse: the diademed, veiled head of Queen Victoria and the inscription VICTORIA REGINA.
Reverse: a scene of bush fighting between British and Ashanti, as inspired by the campaign.
Ribbon: yellow with black edges and two narrow black central stripes.
Clasps
COOMASSIE: awarded to those present at Amoaful and the capture of the capital, or those protecting the lines communication north of the Prah river.
References
- ↑ North East Medals, Ashantee Medal 1873 - 1874, accessed 28 December 2010.
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