BRITISH 1896 INDIA GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL FUSILLIER

The India Medal was a campaign medal approved in 1896 for issue to officers and men of the British and Indian armies. The India Medal was awarded for various minor military campaigns in India, chiefly for service on the North-West Frontier during 1895 to 1902. This medal replaced the India General Service Medal (1854). Each campaign was represented by a clasp on the ribbon; seven were sanctioned. Description: The medal was awarded in silver to soldiers of the British and Indian armies, and in bronze to native bearers and servants. The obverse shows the profile of Queen Victoria or, for those awarded the medal with the Waziristan 1901–02 clasp, King Edward VII, both with a suitable inscription. The reverse, designed by G. W. de Saulles, portrays a British and an Indian soldier together carrying a standard with the inscription "India 1895", although the Edward VII version omits the date. The 1.25 inches (32 mm) wide ribbon had five equal stripes of red, green, red, green, red. The name and details of the recipient are engraved on the edge of the medal in running script "4095 Pte J Batt 2n Bn. Ryl Fuss Regt with the following bars TIRAH 1897-98, PUNJAB FRONTIER 1897-98