Ashanti Medal

Ashantee Medal
Obverse and reverse of the medal
Awarded by UK
Type	Campaign medal
Eligibility	British and Colonial forces
Awarded for	Campaign Service
Campaign	Third Ashanti Expedition
Description	Silver and Bronze, 38mm diameter
Clasps	Kumassi
Statistics
Established	1901
Related	Ashantee Medal (1873-74) Ashanti Star (1896)
Ribbon bar of the medal

The Ashanti Medal (1901) was the first campaign medal authorized by Edward VII. This medal was created for those troops that were engaged in the Third Ashanti Expedition, also known as the War of the Golden Stool. This expedition lasted from March – September 1900, with the final outcome that the Ashanti maintained its de facto independence. Ashanti was annexed into the British Empire, but they ruled themselves with little reference to the colonial power.

Description

Silver or bronze Medal

Obverse: The bust of King Edward VII in Field Marshal's uniform and the inscription EDWARDUS VII REX IMPERATOR .

Reverse: A lion standing on a rocky cliff, crossed spears at him lying on a face in the background of the rising sun, underneath the inscription ASHANTI.