Khedive's Sudan Medal (1910)

Khedive's Sudan Medal

Reverse of the medal as depicted on a cigarette card
Awarded by the Khedivate of Egypt
Type Campaign medal
Eligibility Egyptian, British and Indian forces.
Campaign Mahdist War
Statistics
Established 1911
Last awarded 1926
Related Khedive's Star
Queen's Sudan Medal
Khedive's Sudan Medal (1897)

Ribbon of the medal

The Khedive's Sudan Medal was a campaign medal awarded by the Khedivate of Egypt for service during in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. Established 1911, by the Khedive, this medal replaced the Khedive's Sudan Medal (1897).

Appearance

The medal is circular, 39 millimetres, and made of silver or bronze. The obverse bears the Arabic cypher of the Khedive, and the Hijri year of its establishment. The reverse depicts a lion standing on a plinth with the word SUDAN. The medal hangs from a bar suspension.[1]

Clasps

The medal was awarded with sixteen clasps:[2]

References

  1. Mackay, James, Editor; Mussell, John W.; Editorial Team of Medal News (2004). The Medal Yearbook 2004. Devon, UK: Token Publishing Ltd. p. 236. ISBN 9781870192620.
  2. http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/details?uri=C3764171
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