Description
Egypt Medal 1882 -1889 with the bar 'SUAKIN 1885'. The recipient's number, rank, name and regiment are engraved on the edge. Obverse: The diademed and veiled head of Queen Victoria with the legend, 'VICTORIA REGINA ET IMPERATRIX'. Reverse: The Sphinx on a pedestal with the word 'EGYPT' above. The exergue is blank . The medal is fitted with a straight swivel suspender and a single rectangular campaign bar. A piece of 32 mm ribbon which has three bright blue and two white stripes of equal width is attached to the suspender.
Contextual Description
This medal was issued to 22 Private R D W McDonald, who served in the Sudan with the New South Wales Ambulance Corps.
Details
Accession Number
REL/08639.001
Maker
Leonard Charles Wyon
Physical Description
Material: Silver
Measurement
Archived measurement
Copyright
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