Title

'Medals for Battles in India', c1911th century. Artist: Unknown.

Caption

Medals for Battles in India'. Army of India silver medal awarded to veterans by the Honourable East India Company in 1851 for the campaigns in India and Burma between 1803 and 1826. Queen Victoria is depicted on the medallion. The names of three battles are inscripted in the clasps. Seringapatam golden medal awarded to veterans by the East India Company in 1801 for the British victory in the 1799 Battle of Seringapatam. The obverse of the medal depicts the British lion assaulting Tipu's emblem, the tiger with the inscription in Arabic Asad Allah al-Ghalib (Lion of God the Conqueror).
The Print Collector collection

Date

1800

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19D16_390

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

65,6Mb (1,5Mb) / 21,6in x 11,8in / 6469 x 3544 (300dpi)

Keywords

animal close up India country metal lion trade British color colour silver gold war location century Colonial Britain image studio shot concept imperial battle medal medals close-up Army warfare white background 19th century British Army nineteenth century The Print Collector Battle of Seringapatam colonialism East India Company Hindoostan Queen Victoria Victoria conquering Indian Army object gold colour Unknown Queen of Great Britain and Ireland Alexandrina Victoria Empress of India object