Deccan Medal
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The Deccan Medal was the first campaign medal instituted by the East India Company. It was awarded to native Indian troops who took part in the major campaigns in India between 1778 and 1784. It is so
Obverse and reverse depicted on cigarette cards (Note: The medal would have been suspended from a cord, not a ribbon)
Deccan Medal, 1784
Campaign medal
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A campaign medal is a military decoration which is awarded to a member of an armed force who serves in a designated military operation or performs duty in a geographical theater. Campaign medals are v
Portrait of Hope Grant, 1853. Depicted in the uniform of a Lieutenant Colonel in the British Army, Grant is shown wearing three campaign medals
