Jellalabad Medal by William Wyon. 1842. Alloy, 36 mm diameter. Collection: British Museum no. M.4466. Obverse: Portrait of Queen Victoria with the text “Victorian Vindex.” Reverse: Angle holding flag and wreath with the words “Jellalabad II April — MCCXLIV.” According to Wikipedia, “The Battle of Jellalabad in 1842 was an Afghan siege of the isolated British outpost at Jellalabad (now Jalalabad) about 80 miles (130 km) east of Kabul.” [Click on these images to enlarge them.]
Image and text courtesy of © The Trustees of the British Museum. Formatting and by George P. Landow. You may use this image without prior permission for any scholarly or educational purpose as long as you (1) credit the British Museum and (2) link your document to this URL in a web document or cite the Victorian Web in a print one.]
Last modified 30 April 2014