India Medal
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  wide ribbon had five equal stripes of red, green, red, green, red. The name and details of the recipient were engraved on the edge of the medal, normally in running script. Obverse variations

Clasps
The following clasps were issued with the medal:
 Defence of Chitral 1895
3 March – 13 April 1895
 Relief of Chitral 1895
7 March – 15 August 1895
 Punjab Frontier 1897–98
10 June 1897 – 6 April 1898
 Malakand 1897
26 July – 2 August 1897 (Awarded to troops involved in the Siege of Malakand.) Samana 1897
2 August  – 2 October 1897
 Tirah 1897–98
2 October 1897 – 6 April 1898
 Waziristan 1901–02
23 November 1901 – 10 March 1902

References and notes

Bibliography
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