© Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Regimental Museum
South Africa campaign medal
Artist: William Wyon (1795 - 1851)
Location: Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Regimental Museum
Date: 1879
Materials: silver & ribbon
Dimensions: diameter 3.6cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £1,470 (Total: £1,470)
Vendor: Spink
Review number: 5336 (2003)
Provenance:
Lieutenant John Cave Bayly, 27th Foot; unknown; Spink.
Description:
Obverse: diademed head of Queen Victoria and the legend 'VICTORIA REGINA'. Reverse: A lion representing Africa depicted crouching in a token of submission in front of a Protea bush, above the words 'SOUTH AFRICA', below a Zulu shield and four crossed assegais. Orange yellow ribbon with two wide and two narrow dark blue stripes. Often referred to as the Zulu War Medal it was awarded for operations against various tribes between September 1877 and December 1879.
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