Afghanistan Medal 1878
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Afghanistan Campaign Silver Medal 1878 with a swivelling suspension
Bar: Ali Musjid
Obverse: Effigy of Queen Victoria VICTORIA REGINA ET IMPERATRIX
Reverse: Marching and mounted soldiers with arms with an elephant carrying a cannon
Exergue: 1878-79-80
Edge: 12/12 Bde Pte G Pickering 81st Foot
Diameter: 36 mm
The Afghanistan Medal was awarded to members of the British and Indian armies who served in Afghanistan between 1878–1880 during the Second Afghan War
The Battle of Ali Masjid - the narrowest point of the Khyber Pass - took place on 21 November 1878, opposing British and Indian troops against Afghan army